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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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