The Hadley Cell was originally envisaged to cover most, if not all of each hemisphere, North and South. What area does it actually cover?

A) Just areas near the equator
B) Just the Tropics
C) Just the Mid-latitudes
D) Just the Tropics and the Mid-Latitudes


Answer: A

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