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Los huracanes en el Atlántico Norte llevan una trayectoria de desplazamiento:Hurricanes in the North Atlantic follow a track that runs:
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Correct answer: c) From the Cape Verde Islands towards the Caribbean Sea.
Why it is correct
North Atlantic hurricanes form in tropical waters near Cape Verde and are steered west-north-west by the trade winds towards the Caribbean Sea.
Why the others are not
- a) The Azores lie too far north for tropical cyclogenesis.
- b) They form further south, around Cape Verde.
- d) The Gulf of Guinea lies in the eastern equatorial Atlantic.
How to work it out in the exam
- Classic North Atlantic track: Cape Verde to the Caribbean.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
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