Question

Study the image.

The wind belts. The Earth is shown with points 1 through 4. 1: Winds in middle latitudes that originate from high pressure. 2: Near the equator, air circulates in an upward direction. 3: Subtropical regions with calm winds. 4: winds near poles that blow toward the low pressure areas of the westerlies.

Which point shows the prevailing westerlies?

1
2
3
4

Answer 1

1

The prevailing westerlies are the mid-latitude winds (about 30°–60°) that flow from subtropical highs toward subpolar lows, which matches point 1.