West of Ireland

How many counties in the Western Region

(a)  

What is the climate of this region

• Warm temperate oceanic

• Cool temperate oceanic

This climate is influenced by

• North Atlantic Drift

• Gulf stream

• Canaries current

• North Equatorial current

The prevailing wind is

• North westerly

• North Easterly

• South Westerly

• South Easterly

The two types of rainfall affecting this region are

• Convectional

• Frontal

• Relief

The average rainfall in this region is

• 1000mm to 1250 mm

• 1250mm to 1500mm

• 1500mm to 2000mm

Average temperatures are

• winter 2-4, summer 10-15

• winter 4-6, summer 15-17

• winter 6-8, summer 17-20

average hours of sunshine per day

• 3.25-3.5

• 3.5-5

• 5-6.5

The most common soils in the west are

• Brown earths

• Gleys and peat

• Podzols

Leaching, relief, impermeable bedrock and lack of humus increase soil fertiity

• true

• false