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5-8 -- Alternative Geography Assessment Items Climographs and Oranges Below are climographs for two places in the United States — place A and place B. As an expert in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, you have been asked by farmers to analyze the graphs and recommend which place is more likely to be a good place for growing oranges. Your task is to write a memo to the farmers giving them your recommendation. Be sure to refer to the climographs to support your conclusions. Classification: Nat. Std. 7, KS 2; State Std. 17 C