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The warm air ______, and the cooler air from the regions in the 30 degrees latitude belt on either side of the _______moves in.
  1. moves downwards, equator
  2. rises, pole
  3. rises, equator
  4. moves downwards, pole

A
rises, equator
B
moves downwards, equator
C
rises, pole
D
moves downwards, pole
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The warm air at the latitudes rises up and the cooler air from the regions in the 30 degrees latitude belt on either side of the equator moves in.

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