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The westerlies are steadier and stronger in the southern hemisphere?

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The westerlies are steadier and stronger in the southern hemisphere because they face minimal land interference as compared to the northern hemisphere. Land interference causes obstruction in the flow of wind in the northern hemisphere, thus slowing the westerlies.

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Q. Assertion :Westerlies are stronger in the southern hemisphere than in the northern Hemisphere. Reason: The northern hemisphere has more land area than the southern Hemisphere

Q. Assertion (A) : Westerlies are stronger in the northen Hemisphere than in the southern Hemisphere
Reason (R) : The nothern Hemisphere has more land area than the southern Hemisphere.

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2. Coriolis force is higher in the southern hemisphere as compared to the northern hemisphere.

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