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What are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere called? | jet streams |
What is the area of low pressure around the equator called? | doldrums |
Which process causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right, and winds in the southern Hemisphere to curve to the left? | the Coriolis Effect |
What is the latitude of the doldrums? | at 0º latitude |
What is the latitude of the horse latitudes? | at 30º latitude |
What is the boundary that forms when two different air masses meet? | front |
Which type of air mass forms over the polar regions? | continental polar (cP) |
Which type of air mass forms over the tropics? | maritime tropical (mT) |