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En el Hemisferio Norte, la trayectoria habitual de un ciclón describe una forma ligeramente:In the Northern Hemisphere, a cyclone’s usual track is roughly:

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Correct answer: a) Parallel to the Equator at first, then recurving in a parabola, first NW, then N and NE.

Why it is correct

It moves west with the trades, then recurves to the NE.

Why the others are not

  • b) In the north it recurves northwards.
  • c) The order is reversed.
  • d) Neither the order nor the direction.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. First west, then NE.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

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