Question

______ are strong winds that roll off of the southern slopes of the alps toward the mediterranean sea.
a. polders
b. foehns
c. mistrals
d. siroccos
please select the best answer from the choices provided.
a
b
c
d

Explanation:

• Polders are low-lying reclaimed land, not winds.
• Foehns are warm, dry winds on the leeward side of mountains, but they are associated with the northern slopes of the Alps moving northward.
• Mistrals are cold, strong winds that blow from the north down the Rhône Valley toward the Mediterranean, not from the southern Alps.
• Siroccos are warm, dry winds that originate in the Sahara, but the specific wind rolling off the southern Alps toward the Mediterranean is a type of foehn, and among the options, the correct match for winds from the southern Alps to the Mediterranean is Foehns (the southern Alpine foehn variant).

Answer:

B. Foehns