ICSE Class 9 Geography Question 9 of 29

Natural Regions of the World — Question 24

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Question 24

Name a few local winds found in Mediterranean region.

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Few local winds of Mediterranean region are:

  1. Sirocco — a hot dusty, dry wind which blows from Sahara desert during summer across Mediterranean.
  2. Mistral — intensely strong cold wind which blows in winter down the Rhone valley from the North reaching Mediterranean coast.
  3. Bora — winter wind blowing south across Yugoslavia to the Adriatic Sea.