Question

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.
A color-coded thematic map of India. Climate regions are labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 1 is in Central India and in the middle of the southern tip. 2 is most of Southern India. 3 is along the western coast and west coast of Sri Lanka. 4 is in Northern India and extends eastward. 5 is along the northern border of India with Nepal.

The region labeled with the number 2 on the map above is a __________ climate region.
A.
humid subtropical
B.
tropical wet and dry
C.
tropical wet
D.
semiarid

Answer 1

B. tropical wet and dry

Most of southern and central peninsular India has a tropical wet-and-dry (savanna) climate — a strong monsoon wet season followed by a pronounced dry season.