Question

Which of the following pressure belts are also called as doldrums?

• A. Equatorial Low Pressure Belts
• B. Sub-tropical High Pressure Belts
• C. Polar High Pressure Areas
• D. Circum-polar Low Pressure Belts

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Equatorial Low Pressure Belts

An equatorial region of the Atlantic ocean with calms, sudden storms and light unpredictable winds is called doldrums. This equatorial through of low pressure is the zone of convergence of trade winds blowing equatorward from the sub-tropical belts of high pressure in the northern and southern hemisphere. Many sailing ships in this belt near the equator usually gets stuck in windless water.

The correct answer is option A.