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En qué lugar reinan las bajas presiones y se producen grandes corrientes ascendentes de aire:Where do low pressures prevail with strong rising air currents?
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Correct answer: d) Zone of Equatorial Calms
Why it is correct
In the equatorial calms (Doldrums), strong solar heating and converging trade winds create permanent low pressure and strong convective updraughts.
Why the others are not
- a) Tropical calms (30º) are subtropical highs with sinking air.
- b) Cold high pressure and subsidence prevail at the poles.
- c) Cancer and Capricorn correspond to the subtropical high belt.
How to work it out in the exam
- Low pressure and rising air: equatorial calms.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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