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Question
Give reasons for the following:
Mediterranean lands receive most of the rainfall in the winter season.
Solution
Mediterranean lands come along the belt of Westerlies along 30°S in place of 40°N in winter. So, the Mediterranean countries along 30°N get ample rainfall. Similarly in the Southern Hemisphere the Westerlies blow along 30°S, in winter, so, the southern Mediterranean countries get winter rainfall.
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