Wow.. Alexander the Great.... I remember learning about him... Any ways to answer your question your answer would be possibly D.. if i am incorrect then I am truly sorry.
I think the inference that could be made is :
2. Earth's orbit has a greater distance between foci than the comet's orbit
both earth and comet has sun as their Foci, and from the diagram, the distance between earth and sun is far greater
Extention to Europe
I think
Either the first one or second one
Prevailing winds are the planetary winds that are caused by the formation of giant convection cells over the earth. Prevailing winds blow from the hot regions of the earth, like the tropics, to the cold areas of the earth, like the temperate or polar regions, and from the cold areas back to the hotter regions.
