In the region of eastern shore of Adriatic Sea, a cold and dry wind blowing down from the mountain is known as

The correct answer is B, Bora. The bora is a cold, dry and often violent north-easterly wind that rushes down from the Dinaric Alps onto the eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro, and it also reaches Trieste in Italy.

The bora is a katabatic, or fall, wind. In winter, very cold and dense air collects over the high land of the Balkans; when pressure is low over the warmer Adriatic Sea, this heavy air pours down the steep slopes to the coast. Gusts can be strong enough to overturn vehicles and close bridges and ports. It is one of several local winds of the Mediterranean region that paper setters like to pair with their countries.

A is wrong because the mistral is a cold northerly wind that blows down the Rhone valley of southern France to the Gulf of Lion. C is wrong because the bise is a cold, dry north-easterly wind of Switzerland and eastern France, around Lake Geneva. D is wrong because a blizzard is a severe snowstorm with strong winds, typical of polar regions, Canada and the USA.

Exam tip: bora on the Adriatic, mistral in the Rhone valley, both cold winds.