Question

Read the following passage:

“Intense green vegetation…covers most of [Ireland]…Ireland owes its greenness to moderate temperatures and moist air. The Atlantic Ocean, particularly the warm currents in the North Atlantic Drift, give the country a more temperate climate than most others at the same latitude.”

-from NASA, Earth Observatory Web Site (2011)

Based on this passage, what is unusual about Ireland’s climate?



1:warmer than expected given its latitude



2:colder than expected given its nearness to the ocean



3: wetter than expected given that it is an island



4: drier than expected given its northerly location

Answer 1

The answere is 1)warmer than expected given its latitude.This happens because the passage mentions moderate temperatures and that due to its location, it is warmer that others in the same latitude.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is 1) Warmer than expected given its latitude.

Explanation: There is nothing mentioned in the reading about Ireland being cold thus Choice 2 doesn't work. Choice three might be an option but although we know that Ireland is an island, there is no mention of that in regards to the temperature and the climate. Choice 4 cannot wrk bebause the first sentence of the reading indicates that Ireland owes its greeness to moderate temperatures and moist air.