Cyclones & Anti Cyclones

What name is given to the winds that converge at A?

• Bergwinds

• Equatorial Winds

• Easterlies

• Westerlies

Is the 0º latitude a low- or a high-pressure belt?

• There is no wind because of Coriolis Force

• Low Pressure

• High Pressure

• Yes

State the name of pressure belt C.

• Equatorial Low Pressure Belt

• Sub Polar Low Pressure Belt

• Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt

• Polar High Pressure Belt

What is the name of the pressure belt located at the 0º latitude? 

• Tropical Low Pressure Belt

• Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt

• Equatorial Low Pressure Belt

• Low Pressure Belt

Name the Pressure Cell A

• Atlantic Mid-latititude Cyclone

• Kalahari Anti-Cyclone

• Mauritius High Pressure

• South Atlantic High Pressure

Name the pressure cell B

• South Atlantic High Pressure Cell

• South Indian High Pressure Cell

• Kalahari High Pressure Cell

• St Helena High Pressure Cell

When is pressure cell B more dominant over the country

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Autumn

The horizontal position of these high-pressure systems change as a result of the ?

• influence of low pressure systems

• altitude of the continent.

• movement of the ITCZ seasonally

• the rainfall patterns over South Africa

High pressure cell B, is responsible for ... condition in winter times

• dry and sunny

• cold and moist

• unstable and rainy

• wet and warm

High-pressure cell B, is situated at a higher altitude during?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Autumn