In the world, viticulture, horticulture and sericulture are well developed in the:

Correct answer: (c) Mediterranean region

Explanation

The Mediterranean regions (around the Mediterranean Sea, California, central Chile, south-western Australia and the Cape region of South Africa) have hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. They are known for:

• viticulture (growing grapes for wine), helped by long sunny summers;
• horticulture: citrus fruits, olives and figs, so they are called the "orchard lands of the world";
• sericulture, which grew round the mulberry trees of southern Europe.