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Question
Name the winds prevailing during summers and winter in the Mediterranean region.
Solution
During summer trade winds blow up to about 45° N latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. In winter the prevailing winds are westerlies and reach the western coasts of the continents as onshore winds. Being moist these winds cause rainfall in the winter season.
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