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Option 4 : Neither 1 nor 2

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.

       Sub-tropical high pressure belt -      

  • The subtropical high-pressure belt is called "Horse latitude".
  • It is called so because of the prevalence of frequent calms.
  • This belt exists between 25 degrees to 35 degrees latitudes in both the hemisphere.
  • It is a dynamically induced high-pressure zone.
  • It is the product of the global air circulation cell known as "Hadley cell".
  • This belt in the Northern hemisphere is sometimes called the "Calms of cancer".
  • And in the southern hemisphere, it is called as "Calms of Capricorn".

       Hadley cell -

  • This cell is named after George Hadley.
  • These cells are pattern of air movement.
  • These cells are responsible for the trade winds in the tropics and control low weather pattern.
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