The Csa climate of Athens Greece owes its summer precipitation pattern to

A. the moist western side of the subtropical high.
B. seasonal shifts in wind direction.
C. the dry eastern side of the subtropical high.
D. hurricanes that bring high amounts of rain.


Answer: C

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