Question

Assertion (A): The Mediterranean region experiences rainfall only during the winter season.

Reason (R): The Mediterranean region experiences the maximum effect of the swinging pressure belts.

Options

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct reason for A.

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct reason for A.

• A is true, and R is false.

• A is false, and R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct reason for A.

Explanation:

The Mediterranean climate receives its rainfall mainly in winter (e.g., Dec–Mar in the Northern Hemisphere) because the seasonal (swinging) pressure belts shift in summer, the subtropical high and offshore trade winds produce dry conditions, while in winter the belts shift so westerlies and temperate cyclones reach these latitudes and bring rain.