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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Climate) A. Mediterranean 1. B. Marine west coast C. Dry midlatitude D. Moist continental List-II(Characteristic): 1. Temperature cycle is moderated by marine influence 2. Warm summers and cold winters with three months below freezing. Veiy large annual temperature range 3. Strong temperature cycle with large annual range. Warm summers to hot and cold winters to very cold 4. Temperature range is moderate with warm to hot summers and mild winters Code :
Explanation
The Mediterranean climate (A) is characterized by warm to hot summers and mild winters with a moderate temperature range [4]. The Marine West Coast climate (B) features a temperature cycle heavily moderated by marine influence, resulting in cool summers and mild winters [2]. The Dry Midlatitude climate (C), often associated with interior steppe or desert regions, exhibits a strong temperature cycle with a large annual range, featuring warm to hot summers and cold to very cold winters [2]. The Moist Continental climate (D), specifically the Dfb/Dfa types, experiences warm summers and severe cold winters where temperatures can remain below freezing for several months, leading to a very large annual temperature range [2]. Matching these characteristics leads to the sequence A-4, B-1, C-3, and D-2.
Sources
- [3] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 19: The Warm Temperate Western Margin (Mediterranean) Climate > Fis.19.3(b) > p. 183
- [4] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 30: Climatic Regions > 30.4. C – Warm Temperate (Mid-latitude) Climates > p. 448
- [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 30: Climatic Regions > Major Climatic Types According to Koppen > p. 421
- [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 30: Climatic Regions > Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification > p. 423