Global Wind Patterns
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QUESTION
Which pressure belt best explains many deserts near
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30^\circ
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latitude?
QUESTION
Identify the wind belt at about
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45^\circ
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latitude: trade winds, westerlies, or polar easterlies?
QUESTION
Which surface wind belt is expected at
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ANSWER
Prevailing westerlies. This latitude falls within the Ferrel cell's wind belt.
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