In tropical regions, the trade winds converge along the ____, producing rising air, towering clouds, and heavy precipitation all year long

a. equator
b. eastern coastal margins
c. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
d. western coastal margins
e. subtropical highs


ANSWER: c

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