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Chapter 6

Data Analysis

Data Analysis
The Data Analysis section is intended to encourage students to practice describing and interpreting patterns in spatial data. After reviewing the map below, answer the follwing questions. (image source)


(wind speed in knots)

This activity contains 4 questions.

	Using the arrows (and color key) as your guide, provide a general description of the patterns of wind speed and wind direction shown on this map of the San Francisco Bay Area. Is this considered a land breeze or a sea breeze? (Your description should make this quite clear.)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Using AM or PM (as opposed to the 24 hour format), give the time and date that this data was collected. Relatively speaking, would you expect the land surface to be hot or cold at this time of day and year? Explain.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	All things considered, one might have predicted this EXACT pattern at this time of year and this time of day. Explain.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	The winds seem particularly strong through the Golden Gate (the passage between the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay). Why might this be?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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