Question

Q. Match the following pairs:

Winds	Country/Region
1. Chinook	Canada
2. Mistral	France
3. Harmattan	Western Sahara
4. Foehn	Alps

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 3 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2, 3 and 4

Explanation:

All the pairs are correctly matched
Chinook: These are warm and dry winds blowing on the eastern slopes of the North American Rocky Mountain. They are called Snow Eaters as they melt the underlying snow cover/ice and are beneficial to Canadian prairies.

Mistral: It is a cold local wind which blows in France and Spain from north-west to south-east direction. The arrival of Mistral causes a sudden drop in air temperature to below freezing point.

Harmattan: These warm and dry winds blowing from north-east and east to west in the eastern parts of the Sahara desert. It became extremely dry because of their journey over the Sahara desert. Harmattan is known as ‘doctor’ in the Guinea coastal area of Western Africa.

Foehn: are a warm and dry wind along the northern slopes of the Alps mountains. Foehn are more common during the months of spring and autumn in Switzerland. These winds help in early sowing of wheat, ripening of grapes and checking autumn frost.