Question

Study the image.

A diagram of the wind belts around the Earth with labels 1 through 4. 1 is above the northern latitude line. 2 is at the equator. 3 is at the southern latitude line. 4 is at the south pole.

Which point shows the trade winds?

1
2
3
4

Answer 1

3

The trade winds occur in the tropics between the equator and about 30° latitude (the tropical easterlies), so point 3 (in the southern tropical belt) is the trade wind region.