Consider the following pairs of local winds and its location:
1) Mistral Dry south-easterly wind that blows on the South African coast in summer
2) Chinook Warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains
3) Sirocco Southerly from north Africa to southern Europe.
Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched:

Only 1

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Only 1 and 3

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Only 1 and 2

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Only 2 and 3

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Solution

The correct option is D Only 2 and 3
Chinook (warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains)
Mistral (cold northerly from central France and the Alps to Mediterranean)
Sirocco (southerly from North Africa to southern Europe)

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The correct option is D Only 2 and 3Chinook (warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains) Mistral (cold northerly from central France and the Alps to Mediterranean) Sirocco (southerly from North Africa to southern Europe)

The correct option is D Only 2 and 3
Chinook (warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains)
Mistral (cold northerly from central France and the Alps to Mediterranean)
Sirocco (southerly from North Africa to southern Europe)