Consider the following statements and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below A...........

World Geography (Easy) World - Soil and Vegetation

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Consider the following statements and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below:

Assertion (A): Trees in Mediterranean region have thick bark.

Reason (R) : It is an adaptation to long summer drought.

Both A and R are true and R Explains A

Both A and R are true but R does not explain A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

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Explanation:

Long roots, thick bark and small sized thick leaves are some of the adaptations among the plants to withstand a long dry season. Thick bark and small sized leaves reduces the rate of transpiration. Long roots enable plants to obtain moisture from great depth. The Mediterranean region does not receive rainfall ion summers. During winters when the pressure and wind belts shifts towards the equator, these regions come under the influence of westerlies which b