Test (elaborations) biology Principles of Physics, ISBN: 9788126552566

First year BSc Land Resource Planning and Management 2021
EBE 2101 Bioresource studies
Assignment 2



The data presented in the table below is the average monthly air temperatue ( oC) recorded for thirty one years
in a forest where therewas land use and land cover changes.

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept
1985 17 16 17 16 15 15 14 14 15
1986 17 18 18 16 15 14 14 15 15
1987 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 16
1988 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 15 15
1989 15 16 17 16 15 15 14 14 15
1990 16 17 16 16 16 15 14 14 15
1991 17 18 18 17 16 16 14 15 16
1992 17 18 19 17 16 15 14 14 15
1993 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 14 15
1994 18 18 18 17 15 15 14 15 16
1995 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 15 16
1996 16 17 18 17 16 15 14 15 15
1997 17 18 19 16 15 15 14 15 17
1998 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 15
1999 17 18 17 17 16 15 14 15 16
2000 17 18 19 17 17 15 15 15 16
2001 16 17 18 17 16 15 14 15 16
2002 17 18 18 17 16 15 16 15 16
2003 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 15 16
2004 17 17 18 17 16 15 15 15 16
2005 17 19 18 18 16 15 15 15 16
2006 18 19 18 16 16 15 14 15 16
2007 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 15 16
2008 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 16
2009 17 17 19 17 16 16 14 16 17
2010 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15
2011 17 17 18 17 16 15 15 15 16
2012 17 17 18 16 16 15 14 15 16
2013 17 17 18 16 16 15 15 15 16
2014 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 16
2015 17 19 18 17 16 15 15 16 17



1 Process the data and draw a graph showing the trend of average annual air temperature variations i
2 Give suggestions of the possible causes of air temperature variations.
3 The assignment to be submitted for assessment through the class rep not later than Monday 12th Ap