News Update: April 2, 2009      Name _____________________ 
Tulip Map Questions

Compare the two maps below. Trace around the blooming tulip gardens on each. Gardeners in Flagstaff Arizona reported, "We had a hard freeze and some of the tulip flowers wilted." 03/28/09 Find this AZ garden on the map.

Fill in the area where temperatures were coldest last week (see weather map in Update). What do you notice?

Last Week's Tulip Garden Map
This Week's Tulip Garden Map

Questions about weather maps below:

  1. What happens at the border of the US and Canada in each map?
  2. Do weather conditions stop at political borders?
  3. Which map shows weather in the US only?
  4. Which map shows weather across North America?