A Wind System That Influences Large Climatic Regions and Reverses

question 23

Multiple Choice

A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally, producing dry and wet seasons, is referred to as

• A)a thermal current.
• B)an atmospheric upwelling.
• C)the jet stream.
• D)a monsoon.
• E)a cyclonic disturbance.

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Definitions:

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