Olive, cork, oak, walnut are the trees of which climatic type?
A
Tropical desert
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B
Mediterranean type
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C
Monsoon type
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D
China type
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Solution
The correct option is B Mediterranean type Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.
In the Mediterranean basin, the tree is an ancient species with fossil remnants dating back to the Tertiary period.