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khang

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on: Jul 13, 2018
The primary reason for the extreme summer aridity of the Mediterranean climate in California is ____.
   a. that storms do not form in summer
   b. that the air is too cool to produce adequate precipitation
   c. the sinking air of the subtropical highs
   d. the ITCZ moves north in summer
   e. the Bermuda high intensifies and shifts northward in summer

Question 2

The Mediterranean climate is also called the ____.
   a. humid subtropical (Cfa)
   b. marine (Cfb)
   c. humid continental with hot summers (Dfa)
   d. dry-summer subtropical (Cs)
   e. semi-arid (BS)


macmac

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


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