If a place has both high altitude and great distance from sea what is possible about its temperature?

Correct answer: Altitude may cool it and distance may increase temperature range

The direct answer is A: altitude may make the place cooler, while distance from the sea may increase its temperature range. Temperature generally decreases as altitude increases because air pressure is lower and the air is less able to retain heat. A place far from the sea has less maritime influence. Land heats and cools faster than water, so such a place may have hotter summers, colder winters, or a larger difference between day and night temperatures. The combined reasoning is not that one effect cancels the other: high altitude can lower the overall temperature, while great distance from the sea can increase the range of temperatures. Option A correctly states both effects. B is wrong because the two factors do not always make temperature the same. C is wrong because distance from the sea reduces, rather than increases, maritime influence. D is wrong because altitude and distance do not automatically stop winds. Memory cue: altitude lowers temperature; continental distance increases temperature range.