Question

Name the global pressure belts between which each of the
following wind blows:
a) Westerlies b) Polar winds​

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The global pressure belt of Westerlies is located between 60° and 70° in each hemisphere are known as Circum-Polar Low-Pressure Belts.

B. In northern hemisphere the belt is called the North polar high pressure belt while it is known as the South polar high pressure belt in the southern hemisphere. Winds from these belts blow towards sub-polar low pressure belts.