Consider the following description: 1. Annual and daily range of temperatures is low. 2. Precipitation occurs throughout the year. 3. Precipitation varies between 50 cm – 250 cm. What is this type of climate?

Answer: D. The description fits a MARINE WEST COAST climate. Three diagnostic features in the question match the Marine West Coast type (Köppen Cfb / Cfc): low annual AND daily temperature range, precipitation distributed throughout the year, and totals of 50-250 cm. This climate is found along the west coast of continents in mid-latitudes (UK, Western Europe, Pacific NW of North America, southern Chile, New Zealand) where prevailing westerlies bring oceanic moisture. Distractors fail because: (A) Equatorial climate has heavy rainfall (>250 cm) and very high humidity; (B) China-type climate has distinct wet summers and dry winters, not throughout-the-year precipitation; (C) Humid subtropical has higher daily temperature range and hot summers. Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Ch 12 (World Climate).