Question

Both City A and City B are located at the same latitude and have the same amount of cloud cover. City A has a mean annual temperature of 27°C and a temperature range of 22°C. City B has a mean annual temperature of 26°C and a temperature range of 14°C. Which city likely is located in the interior of the continent?
A) City A B) City B C) It is impossible to say.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. City A

Explanation:

Regarding climate, it is common in the interior of continents temperature varies more, this does not occur in coastal areas as the ocean helps to regulate temperature and make it more stable.  This implies, in the interior of the continent the temperature range is higher as this is calculated by taking the highest and the lowest temperature and therefore the higher the variation is the higher the temperature range. According to this, it is city A the one that is likely to be located in the interior of the continent as its temperature rage shows a higher variation which is likely to occur in continental zones.