Humid middle-latitude climates with mild winters tend to have less precipitation in the summer than during the rest of the year because ________
A) oceanic subtropical highs migrate toward the equator during the summer.
B) higher temperatures in those regions carry the moist air higher into the atmosphere.
C) higher temperatures in those regions result in more precipitation over the oceans and less over the land.
D) oceanic subtropical highs migrate poleward during the summer.
D
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A) 1 and 2.
B) 2 and 3.
C) 4 and 5.
D) 1 and 4.
E) 1 and 5.
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A) liquid/solid B) liquid/liquid C) solid/solid D) none of these