Equator
draw a picture or a diagram that you
understand the relationship between the
concepts in the word bank. explain your
diagram to a classmate
60°
90° s
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doldrums are a calm area
where warm air rises. they
occur at the equator where
the sun heats the surface
strongly warm air rises
steadily creating an area
of low pressure cool air
moves into the area, but is
warmed rapidly and rises
before it moves very far
horse latitude
calm areas of
air latitude
from the equal
sured in degree
30' north
tudes, the
toward the
lab desa
mw
assess your understanding
2. summarlo what causes local winds?
c.
how does the wis
earth's atmosphere
hes
2
identify what is a global wind?
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got it?
prevailing westerlies
blow from west to east,
away from the horse lati
tudes. in the mid latitudes
between 30' and 60" north
and south, winds that
blow toward the poles
are tumed toward the east
polar easter
cold air /> poles. arnout
sinks and
toward low
the corios
these polar
west prodon
how now that winds blow locally and globally due to
orodhalo with
casterlies