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← GeographyWhich effect results from persistent strong Coriolis force?
A)Increased river meandering intensity
B)Reduced tropical cyclone formation latitudes
C)Expansion of desert climate belts✓
D)Decreased geostrophic wind velocities
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Arid regions develop around 30° latitude because descending air from the Hadley cell inhibits precipitation; the Coriolis force deflects air masses toward these latitudes, rather than lower atmosphere, therefore amplifying desertification. It is the stability, not the wind direction/strength, that matters.
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