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UPSC 1997: Consider the map given below: Of the four shaded areas in the map, that which is characterised by hot dry summers, mild and moist winters and seasonal reversal of winds is the area labelled
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
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Area-1 on the given world map corresponds to the Mediterranean basin. This region is noted for a Mediterranean climate: hot, dry summers; mild, moist winters; and a seasonal shift from summer trade-wind outflow to winter westerly inflow (a reversal of prevailing winds). The other shaded areas represent different west-coast or subtropical regions whose wind regimes do not match all three stated conditions. ([upscpathfinder.in](https://www.upscpathfinder.in/2025/05/world-geography-pyqs-geographical.html?utm_source=openai))
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