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A The trade winds blow from Selected Answer. e east to west Answers: south to north north to south O east to west west to east A At which point during the year is the MOST insolation received on planet Earth? Selected Answer. June Solstice. Answers: March Equinox. O December Solstice. September Equinox. Groundhog Day. June Solstice. A On land, the "horse latitudes", between about 25° and 35° North or South latitude are characterized by what? Selected Answer. a Convergence and uplift of warm surface air. Answers: Cyclonic systems of low pressure. Cold and damp conditions year round. e The world's arid and semi-arid desert regions. Warm and wet conditions, and the world's great tropical forests.

A The trade winds blow from Selected Answer. e east to west Answers: south to north north to south O east to west west to east A At which point during the year is the MOST insolation received on planet Earth? Selected Answer. June Solstice. Answers: March Equinox. O December Solstice. September Equinox. Groundhog Day. June Solstice. A On land, the "horse latitudes", between about 25° and 35° North or South latitude are characterized by what? Selected Answer. a Convergence and uplift of warm surface air. Answers: Cyclonic systems of low pressure. Cold and damp conditions year round. e The world's arid and semi-arid desert regions. Warm and wet conditions, and the world's great tropical forests.

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cA The trade winds blow from Selected Answer: east to west Answers: south to north north to south O east to west west to east A At which point during the year is the MOST insolation received on planet Earth? Selected Answer: June Solstice. Answers: March Equinox. December Solstice. September Equinox. Groundhog Day. June Solstice. A On land, the "horse latitudes", between about 25° and 35° North or South latitude are characterized by what? Selected Answer: a Convergence and uplift of warm surface air. Answers: Cyclonic systems of low pressure. Cold and damp conditions year round. The world's arid and semi-arid desert regions. Warm and wet conditions, and the world's great tropical forests.
Transcribed Image Text:cA The trade winds blow from Selected Answer: east to west Answers: south to north north to south O east to west west to east A At which point during the year is the MOST insolation received on planet Earth? Selected Answer: June Solstice. Answers: March Equinox. December Solstice. September Equinox. Groundhog Day. June Solstice. A On land, the "horse latitudes", between about 25° and 35° North or South latitude are characterized by what? Selected Answer: a Convergence and uplift of warm surface air. Answers: Cyclonic systems of low pressure. Cold and damp conditions year round. The world's arid and semi-arid desert regions. Warm and wet conditions, and the world's great tropical forests.
70°N 010 1012- 60°N 1010- 1012 Westerlies 50°N 10147 1016 1018 40°N 1022 1024 1026 30° Northeast trade winds 10°N 0° 500 1000 KILOMETRES 10°S 90°W 80°W70:W 60°W 50°W 40 30°W 20°W 10°W 0° Winds Warm current Cool current Based on this figure and your knowledge, which of the following describes the western side of subtropical high pressure cells? Selected Answer: a Dry, stable, and warm, with cooler ocean currents. Answers: The western edge of these cells occupy the same position all year; i.e., they do not migrate with the high Sun. Cool and moist. Warm, moist, and unstable. Dry, stable, and warm, with cooler ocean currents. Dry, stable, but prone to hurricanes. aries
Transcribed Image Text:70°N 010 1012- 60°N 1010- 1012 Westerlies 50°N 10147 1016 1018 40°N 1022 1024 1026 30° Northeast trade winds 10°N 0° 500 1000 KILOMETRES 10°S 90°W 80°W70:W 60°W 50°W 40 30°W 20°W 10°W 0° Winds Warm current Cool current Based on this figure and your knowledge, which of the following describes the western side of subtropical high pressure cells? Selected Answer: a Dry, stable, and warm, with cooler ocean currents. Answers: The western edge of these cells occupy the same position all year; i.e., they do not migrate with the high Sun. Cool and moist. Warm, moist, and unstable. Dry, stable, and warm, with cooler ocean currents. Dry, stable, but prone to hurricanes. aries
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