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  • Understanding the Trade Winds: Location, Cause & Characteristics
    The global winds that travel between 30 degrees and 0 degrees latitude are called the trade winds.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Direction: They blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.

    * Cause: They are caused by the Hadley Cell, a large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern. Air rises at the equator and sinks at around 30 degrees latitude. This creates a zone of high pressure at 30 degrees and low pressure at the equator. Air flows from the high-pressure zone to the low-pressure zone, creating the trade winds.

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