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← GeographyWhich effect arises from the Coriolis force acting on large air masses descending at the subtropical latitudes creating?
A)Deflection causing trade wind formation✓
B)Convergence responsible for monsoon generation
C)Cooling responsible causing katabatic winds
D)Dilution resulting enhanced humidity
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When air masses descend in Hadley cells, The Coriolis force deflects them because Earth rotates affecting the air flow, therefore generating trade winds that blow towards the equator, rather than monsoons which require differential heating, katabatic winds which need temperature gradients and slopes, and humidity which depends on evaporation.
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