Multiple Choice
A high-pressure zone girdles Earth at the 30°N and 30°S latitudes,causing
A) great deserts,such as the Sahara and Arabia Desert in Africa,the Mojave Desert in the United States,and the great Victoria Desert in Australia.
B) hot,weak winds in the horse latitudes.
C) a belt of hot and dry surface air.
D) all of these
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