GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Chinook is a:
A
cold wind in Europe
B
tropical desert storm in West Asia
C
warm wind in North America
D
depressions in South Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chinook is a warm dry wind which blow along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains and is also known as snow eater.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chinook winds, or simply Chinooks, are two types of prevailing warm, generally westerly winds in western North America: Coastal Chinooks and interior Chinooks. The coastal Chinooks are persistent seasonal, wet, southwesterly winds blowing in from the ocean.

Detailed explanation-3: -The air mass cools as it climbs the mountains, bringing rain or snow to the peaks. The air mass, now dry after releasing its moisture in the mountains, warms as it moves down the eastern side of the mountains.

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