Global winds
Global Winds Map Label the global winds on the map. Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Trade Winds Polar Easterlies Prevailing Westerlies Trade Winds Trade Winds Prevailing Westerlies Polar Easterlies How are the Prevailing Westerlies different from the Polar Easterlies and the Tradewinds? The westerlies are warm. The westerlies are cold. The westerlies come from the west. The westerlies come from the east. How are winds normally named? Based on where they are going towards Based on where they are coming from Based on the person who named the wind Unknown Winds that flow from the horse latitudes toward the doldrums are called the Doldrums Trades Westerlies because it gets direct sunlight it doesn't get direct sunlight it is in a horse latitude Westerlies Jet stream Easterlies What causes wind to blow? Difference in longitude Shockwaves from clouds Difference in air temperature and pressure The rotation of the earth If you wanted to visit in area with very little Wind, where am I to go? The jetstream in the northern hemisphere The doldrums around the equator The area around the Mediterranean sea The north or south pole