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← GeographyWhich phenomenon results when Earth's rotation causes subtropical atmospheric pressure cells to produce consistent deflection?
A)Trade winds persistent easterly direction✓
B)Equatorial high precipitation intensification
C)Jet stream latitude thermal expansion
D)Polar vortex cyclical pressure oscillation
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Persistent trade winds are created by the Coriolis effect deflecting air moving from high-pressure subtropical regions toward the equator; this occurs because the circulating air is shifted westward in both hemispheres; therefore, winds are easterly, rather than directly north or south.
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