Cool, dry air sinks. The clash of moist, warm air and polar cold fronts produces rain. Cell 2 North Pole north Some of the cool, dry air sinks and is then deflected Tundra Boreal forest 60° Grassland both north and south. Desert 30° Deciduous forost Cell 1 north O° Equator Tropical rainforest Cell 1 Deciduous forest south Warm, moist air cools as it rises, causing rainfall. 30° Desert 60° Grassland Tundra South Cell 2 south Warm, moist air rises; rain falls. Pole Cold, dry air sinks.

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What happens at the equator to make this region so wet?

Cool, dry air sinks.
The clash of moist,
warm air and polar cold
fronts produces rain.
Cell 2
North
Pole
north
Some of
the cool,
dry air
sinks and
is then
deflected
Tundra
Boreal
forest
60°
Grassland
both north
and south.
Desert
30°
Deciduous forost
Cell 1
north
O° Equator
Tropical
rainforest
Cell 1
Deciduous forest
south
Warm,
moist
air cools
as it
rises,
causing
rainfall.
30°
Desert
60°
Grassland
Tundra
South
Cell 2
south
Warm, moist air
rises; rain falls.
Pole
Cold, dry air sinks.
Transcribed Image Text:Cool, dry air sinks. The clash of moist, warm air and polar cold fronts produces rain. Cell 2 North Pole north Some of the cool, dry air sinks and is then deflected Tundra Boreal forest 60° Grassland both north and south. Desert 30° Deciduous forost Cell 1 north O° Equator Tropical rainforest Cell 1 Deciduous forest south Warm, moist air cools as it rises, causing rainfall. 30° Desert 60° Grassland Tundra South Cell 2 south Warm, moist air rises; rain falls. Pole Cold, dry air sinks.
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