Consider the following statements. 1. Thorn thwaite recognized five humidity provinces based on precipitation effectiveness. 2. Thorn thwaite opined that plant is in the nature of a meteorological instrument which is capable of measuring all the integrated climatic elements. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A.  1 only   
• B.  2 only
• C.  Both 1 and 2    
• D.  Neither 1 nor 2