Gce Model Questions Vol1 2025 Geography Question 8

Region A has the following average monthly temperatures (°C): 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 33, 31, 28, 25, 23 and monthly precipitation (mm): 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 120, 150, 140, 100, 70, 40, 30. Region B has temperatures (°C): 10, 12, 15, 18, 22, 26, 28, 27, 24, 20, 15, 11 and precipitation (mm): 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 20, 30, 50, 70, 80. Using the simplified Köppen criteria (temperate climate: coldest month 0-18 °C, warmest >10 °C; a dry summer when the driest summer month receives less than one‑third of the wettest winter month and less than 40 mm), identify the Köppen climate type of each region (choose from Cfa, Cfb, Csb, Csc) and state which region is more suitable for cultivating olives, which require a Mediterranean climate with dry summers and an annual precipitation between 300 mm and 800 mm.