Why Are Most Deserts Found at 30 Degrees Latitude

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Multiple Choice

Why are most deserts found at 30 degrees latitude?

• A)This is where warm dry air falls from cells originating at the equator.
• B)This is where winds coming off the oceans pull water from the air, drying out the surface.
• C)This is where sunlight strikes the earth at the most direct angle, so all water evaporates.
• D)These areas are not close to any ocean, so water levels in the air are extremely low.

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Definitions:

Primary Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte arising by a growth phase from a spermatogonium; gives rise to secondary spermatocytes after the first meiotic division.

Secondary Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte derived from a primary spermatocyte by the first meiotic division; each secondary spermatocyte gives rise by the second meiotic division to two spermatids.

Spermatid

Cell derived from the secondary spermatocyte; gives rise to a spermatozoon.

Scrotum

An external sac of skin and muscle containing the testicles in males.