Trade winds blowing counter clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and blowing clockwise in the Southe...........

Geography and Environment (HCS) World climates

Trade winds blowing counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and blowing clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere is mainly due to

Presence of more number of cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere

Pronounced land effect or continentality in the Northern Hemisphere

Rotation of the earth on its own axis

Thickness of the atmosphere over the equator that produces a reverse jet stream in both the hemispheres

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Explanation:

The opposite direction of circulation is due to the Coriolis Effect. The surface air that flows from these subtropical high-pressure belts toward the Equator is deflected toward the west in both hemispheres by the Coriolis Effect. These winds blow predominantly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
Option A: Tropical cyclones typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water, so they are equally predominant in both the hemispheres wherever there are conducive conditions.