Gelisols are high latitude soils containing permafrost and large amounts of organic matter. ]
Gelisols are soils that are permanently frozen or contain evidence of permafrost near the soil surface. They are found in the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as at extremely high elevations. Additionally they are also found at extremely high elevations in the lower latitudes.

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The cities of Portland, Oregon, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, are at about the same latitude, but Minneapolis has much hotter Summ

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Answer:

Option B.

It is because the ocean near Portland moderates the temperature.

Explanation:

The areas that are near to ocean have the moderate temperatures even in the hot seasons.

Portland has the pacific ocean near to it, so the ocean current regulates the temperature there. But Minneapolis lacks ocean near it, so the summer is more hotter in Minneapolis.
Ocean is capable of counteracting the rough distribution of radiation due to solar that reaches the Earth's surface.

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