Air that flows southward from the horse latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere produces the
A)Gulf Stream.
B)trade winds.
C)westerlies.
D)Kuroshio current.

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The trade winds are the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics within the lower portion of the Earth's atmosphere, in the lower section of the troposphere near the Earth's equator. The air that flows southward from the horse latitudes (subtropical regions around 30 degrees north and south) in the Northern Hemisphere moves towards the equator and is deflected westward due to the Coriolis effect, creating the trade winds.

Air That Flows Southward from the Horse Latitudes in the Northern