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Low pressure belt encircling the earth near the equator is called

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katabatic winds
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antarctic blizzards
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doldrum
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roaring forties
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Solution

The correct option is B doldrum
The belt of low pressure encircling the earth near the equator is called doldrums. Due to solar heating the air above equator expands. The expanding air causes the low pressure. Doldrums are windless conditions. Calm periods when the winds disappears altogether and where sailing ships sometimes get stuck for periods of days or weeks are also found in doldrums.

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