Descending Air at the Horse Latitudes Splits and Flows Over

question 38

Multiple Choice

Descending air at the horse latitudes splits and flows over Earth's surface in two directions: ____.

• A) away from the equator and away from the poles
• B) northeast and southwest
• C) toward the equator and toward the poles
• D) counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere

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