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.
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1012
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trade winds
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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.
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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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