Question

having warm weather all year with a distinct winter and summer season where winter is a long, dry, and slightly cooler season with only 4 inches of rain on average, and summer is a very hot, humid, and wet season with 15 to 25 inches of rain, with monsoon rains beginning in may describes the ______ biome(s).
a. rainforest
b. savanna and grassland
c. deciduous forest
d. chaparral
please select the best answer from the choices provided

Explanation:

• Rainforest: Receives high rainfall throughout the year, not just in summer.
• Deciduous forest: Has distinct seasons but rainfall is more evenly distributed compared to the described pattern.
• Chaparral: Has a Mediterranean - like climate with wet winters and dry summers, which is the opposite of the described "dry winter and wet summer" pattern.
• Savanna and grassland: Have warm weather all year. The dry winter (low rainfall) and wet, hot summer (higher rainfall with monsoon - like rains starting in May) match the characteristics of savanna and grassland biomes.

Answer:

B. savanna and grassland