Multiple Choice
This globe,from the opening two-page spread of the Climate chapter,shows average annual precipitation (blue and green are highest; tan is lowest) .What is the main factor causing northern Africa to have very low amounts of precipitation?
A) Trade winds
B) Westerlies
C) Downward flow of dry air in subtropics
D) Upward flow of dry air in the mid-latitudes
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