Temperature Differences Between Summer and Winter Are Greatest

question 49

Multiple Choice

Temperature differences between summer and winter are greatest

• A) on the western edges of continents.
• B) on the eastern edges of continents.
• C) in continental interiors.
• D) in oceanic islands such as Hawaii and the Azores.

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