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Las zonas situadas entre los alisios y los vientos del oeste se llaman:The belts lying between the trade winds and the westerlies are called:
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Correct answer: d) Answers a) and c) are correct
Why it is correct
The subtropical high-pressure belts around 30º N and 30º S, between the trades and the westerlies, are called the tropical calms or the calms of Cancer (north) and Capricorn (south).
Why the others are not
- a) Correct, and they are also called the calms of Cancer and Capricorn.
- b) Equatorial calms (Doldrums) lie between the two trade-wind belts.
- c) Correct, together with the general name tropical calms.
How to work it out in the exam
- Between trades and westerlies (30º): tropical calms or Cancer/Capricorn.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
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