Geography Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover atmospheric circulation, pressure systems, and tropical storms.

Warm air rises at the __ and moves toward 30° latitude.

Equator

At 30° latitude, air __ and creates an area of high pressure.

cools and sinks

__ cells involve air moving from high pressure at 30° to low pressure at 60°.

Ferrel

Cold air sinks at the poles creating an area of _ pressure at 90°.

high

At the Equator (0°) there is an area of _ pressure.

low

At 90° north and south of the Equator there is _ pressure because air is sinking.

high

At 60° north and south of the Equator there is _ pressure where air is rising.

low

In areas of high pressure, cool air is sinking so _ form.

no clouds

Hurricanes are found in the North Atlantic and on the _ coast of the USA.

Pacific

Tropical storms form over warm oceans where the temperature exceeds _°C.

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