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Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
The climate is characterized by warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. Mediterranean climate zones are associated with the five large subtropical high-pressure cells of the oceans:
the Azores High,
South Atlantic High,
North Pacific High,
South Pacific High, and
Indian Ocean High.
These high-pressure cells shift towards the poles in the summer and towards the equator in the winter, playing a major role in the formation of the world’s tropical deserts and the Mediterranean Basin’s climate.
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Answer: (b)
The climate is characterized by warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. Mediterranean climate zones are associated with the five large subtropical high-pressure cells of the oceans:
the Azores High,
South Atlantic High,
North Pacific High,
South Pacific High, and
Indian Ocean High.
These high-pressure cells shift towards the poles in the summer and towards the equator in the winter, playing a major role in the formation of the world’s tropical deserts and the Mediterranean Basin’s climate.
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