Question

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows.
A physical map of Europe and Africa. A dotted spiral line begins over the ocean and crosses land with arrows pointing from Africa to Europe. An uppercase L is at the beginning of the spiral.
Image by Pflatau

The image above shows a common European weather pattern. This pattern pushes warm, dry African winds called __________ toward Europe.
A.
drifts
B.
foehns
C.
mistrals
D.
siroccos

Answer 1

D. siroccos

Siroccos are hot, often dry winds from North Africa/Sahara that blow north across the Mediterranean into southern Europe. (Foehns are warm downslope winds, the mistral is a cold northerly wind, and "drifts" is not a wind name.)