Which term refers to a system of winds found 30 to 60 degrees north and south of the equator that blows toward the equator from the northeast and southeast?

A.
trade winds

B.
prevailing westerlies

C.
land breezes

D.
polar easterlies

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A. trade winds

The trade winds blow toward the equator — from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.