On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, one would observe the westerlies?
a. ?north of the subpolar lows.
b. ?south of the tropical highs.
c. ?between the doldrums and the horse latitudes.
d. ?between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs.
e. ?between the polar lows and the doldrums.
ANSWER: d
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