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Multiple Choice Questions

Consider the following surface winds Doldrums Trade winds Westerlies Polar winds Which one among the...........

Geography and Environment (CSC) World climates

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Consider the following surface winds:

Doldrums
Trade winds
Westerlies
Polar winds

Which one among the following is the idealized global pattern of these winds from the Equator to the Pole?

1-2-3-4

1-3-2-4

2-1-4-3

3-1-2-4

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Explanation:

Doldrums are a low pressure area around equator after which come the trade wind whose expanse is from tropic of cancer to tropic of capricorn. They move in North-East direction in the Northern hemisphere and North-East in the Southern hemisphere. They are followed by westerlies that prevail in mid latitude between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. As the name suggests polar winds are closer to the poles. The correct answer is (a) .

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