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Pea0909berry

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The dominant surface winds from the subtropics to higher latitudes are the
 
  A) northeast trade winds.
  B) Hadley cells.
  C) polar easterlies.
  D) southeast trade winds.
  E) westerlies.

Question 2

Annual temperature ranges near South Georgia Island are low despite their high latitude because
 
  A) the climate is dominated by dry, frigid air masses year-round.
  B) they are influenced by maritime environments.
  C) higher than average precipitation for the climate type mitigates against the extreme cold weather.
  D) higher elevation mitigates against the extreme cold events that otherwise occur at these latitudes.
  E) the island is oriented on sunward side of large topographic features.



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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

B



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