What general climate classification best describes the coastal and lower highland regions of Lebanon?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa)
- Step 1: Lebanon's coastal zone experiences hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters under the Koppen-Geiger classification.
- Step 2: This regime is classified as Csa (dry-summer subtropical / hot-summer Mediterranean).
Answer
Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).
Why not the others: 'Humid subtropical climate (Cfa)' receives year-round precipitation; 'Cold semi-arid climate (BSk)' characterizes the northern Beqaa; 'Tropical monsoon climate (Am)' has tropical seasons.
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