Question

Consider the following surface winds:
1. Doldrums
2. Trade winds
3. Westerlies
4. Polar winds
Which one among the following is the idealized global pattern of these winds from the Equator to the Pole?

• A. 1-2-3-4
• B. 1-5-2-4
• C. 2- 1 -4-3
• D. 3-1-2-4

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1-2-3-4

The order of the winds from the Equator to the Pole is Doldrums - Trade winds - Westerlies - Polar winds.

• Trade winds are the persistent wind that blows westward and toward the Equator from the subtropical high-pressure belts toward the intertropical convergence zone.
  
• Doldrums are equatorial regions of light ocean currents and winds within the intertropical convergence zone.
  
• Westerlies are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.
  
• Polar winds are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the high-pressure areas of Polar winds the polar highs at the North and South Poles towards low-pressure areas within the Westerlies at high latitudes.