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¿Qué caracteriza a un anticiclón en el hemisferio norte?What characterises an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Correct answer: d) High pressure, clockwise wind and settled weather.

Why it is correct

An anticyclone is high pressure with sinking, drying air. In the north wind turns clockwise and weather is settled.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is a low.
  • b) Clockwise and dry.
  • c) It is high pressure.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Northern high: clockwise, settled.

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