What explains the narrow coastal band of Cs (mediterranean) climates at about 35° North and South along the west coast?
The following questions are based on the diagram of the Köppen climate distribution on a hypothetical continent (Figure 23-2). It may also be helpful to compare the hypothetical continent with the map of actual climate distribution color Map T-29 in the back of the Lab Manual and Figure 23-3 showing the influence of the seasonal shifts of the ITCZ and subtropical highs along the west coasts of continents. In answering the questions, consider both the characteristics of a climate and the dominant controls producing that climate.
Poleward shift of subtropical high in summer brings dry conditions.
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A. Increases risk by decreasing weight and increasing grain cohesion. B. Increases risk by increasing weight and decreasing grain cohesion. C. Decreases risk by increasing weight and decreasing grain cohesion. D. Decreases risk by decreasing weight and increasing grain cohesion.
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A) low; high B) high; low C) low; low D) high; high