ReasoningModerate1 mark
4(iv)
Study the climate data of Station X and answer the questions that follow: Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Temp °C: 8.4, 11.5, 21.6, 28.3, 35.1, 38.5, 41.0, 38.0, 30.8, 29.2, 15.6, 10.2 | Rainfall cm: 1.5, 0.9, 0.5, –, –, 12.5, 17.8, 18.5, 12.5, 12.5, 6.2, 2.1
Is the Station X located in coastal area or in the continental interior?
Topic: Continentality
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In the continental interior. The annual range of temperature (32.6 °C) is far too large for a coastal station, and the rain comes almost entirely in the summer months rather than evenly through the year.
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