Consider the following statemetns with refrence to the Westerlies 1 They are the prevailing winds in...........

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Consider the following statemetns with refrence to the Westerlies:

1. They are the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude.

2. They are weakest during the summer and when pressures are higher over the poles, and strongest during the winter when pressures are lower over the poles.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Westerlies are the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude. These prevailing winds blow from the west to the east and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner. The winds are predominantly from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere. They are strongest in the winter when the pressure is lower over the poles, and weakest during the summer and when pressures are higher over the poles.