GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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0-30? latitude
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30-60? latitude
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60-90? latitude
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10-40? latitude
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polar Easterlies: From 60-90 degrees latitude. Prevailing Westerlies: From 30-60 degrees latitude (aka Westerlies). Tropical Easterlies: From 0-30 degrees latitude (aka Trade Winds).
Detailed explanation-2: -Tropical Easterlies Remember, the sun heats the equatorial region more than the polar regions, so warm air from the equator rises and flows north and south. This air eventually cools and sinks at a latitude of about 30 degrees (again, north and south of the equator) and some of it returns to the equator.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polar Easterlies. Polar easterlies are dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the east. They emanate from the polar highs, areas of high pressure around the North and South Poles. Polar easterlies flow to low-pressure areas in sub-polar regions.