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Trade winds blow from the Northeast in the Northern Hemisphere. Trade winds are the prevailing winds of the tropics and a major component of circulation in the atmosphere.
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What land feature shields these regions from northeast monsoon and northeast trade winds?
hat land feature shields these regions from northeast monsoon and northeast trade winds?
Features of north east trade wind and five feature of the south west trade wind?
characteristics of the northeast trade winds
Where do northeast and southeast trade winds meet?
The equator, better known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone; ITCZ.
What does Trade winds mean?
The trade winds are the pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics near the equator. The trade winds blow predominantly from the northeast and from the southeast. The trade winds act as the steering flow for tropical storms that form over the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans that make landfall in North America, Southeast Asia, and India.
Winds that provide a dependable route for trade?
trade winds
What land feature shields these regions from northeast monsoon and northeast trade winds?
hat land feature shields these regions from northeast monsoon and northeast trade winds?
What is the tagalog term of trade winds?
Trade winds are found in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which is one term used when talking about trade winds. Low level trade winds near the equator are also reffered to as easterlies. In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds blow from the northeast and are known as the Northeast Trade Winds; in the Southern Hemisphere, the winds blow from the southeast and are called the Southeast Trade Winds. So it depends what you are looking for here...
What are winds called that blow toward the equator?
The trade winds (northeast or southeast depending on which hemisphere you're in) blow towards the Equator.
Winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the north pole are called what?
Winds that blow from the northeast to the southwest are called trade winds. Trade winds are used by ships to travel from Europe to places west, south and southwest.
Do trade winds go north to south?
No. In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds blow Northeast and in the Southern Hemisphere they blow Southeast
Where do trade winds originate?
Trade winds originate from the northern hemisphere in the northeast part. They also originate in the southern hemisphere in the southeast part.
What winds converge at ITCZ?
Northeast and southeast trade winds converge at the ITCZ. (Inter-tropical Convergence Zone)
Why are the lesser Antilles divided into two groups?
because the northeast trade winds
What blows fom the east in the areas north and south of the equator?
The northern trade winds blow from the northeast. The southern trades blow from the southeast.
What are the kinds of winds system?
1.)Trade Winds Northeast Monsoon Oct.-Feb. Southwest Monsoon June-Sept.
Features of north east trade wind and five feature of the south west trade wind?
characteristics of the northeast trade winds
What is tradewinds?
Winds that blow almost always in one direction, from the northeast to the equator, are trade winds. They are surface winds that are found in the tropics that have a prevailing easterly pattern.
