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Which of the following statements is correct concerning the Mediterranean climate?
  • A
    In winter it is influenced only by the subtropical high pressure belt
  • B
    Hot summers alternate with cold winters
  • C

    The annual rainfall is significantly below 700 mm

  • D
    It is not influenced by the westerlies

Refer to figure.
Temperate transitional climate (35°-40°N/S) formerly known as the warm temperate climate or Mediterranean climate.

Winter
Frontal and thermal depressions prevail: cloudy, windy and cool weather with frequent precipitations.

Summer
As the Thermal Equator moves slightly towards the pole, the anticyclonic dry subtropical climate prevails: warm and dry air, clear skies, land and sea breezes on the coasts.

Upper winds are westerly winds and the annual rainfall is below 700 mm.

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