The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a region where?
a. ?the polar front meets the subtropical high.
b. ?northeast trades converge with the southeast trades.
c. ?northeast trades converge with the subtropical high.
d. ?the Ferrel cell converges with the Hadley cell.
e. ?polar easterlies converge with the air at the doldrums.
ANSWER: b
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