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Discuss the pressure systems in the world.

Discuss the pressure systems in the world.

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Martin
1. Cyclone
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- It’s a low pressure system characterised by low pressure at the centre and increases outwards.
- Starts in areas where air ascends from the ground to the atmosphere and descends at high altitude.
-It’s of two types. Tropical cyclones e.g. hurricane, typhoon and willy willies and depressions which are characterised by temperate latitudes.
- The movement of wind is anticlockwise in the N. hemisphere and clockwise in the S. hemisphere.

2. Anticyclone
-A high pressure system characterised by high pressure at the centre and decreases outwards
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It starts in areas where air is descending from the atmosphere onto the ground and then blows outwards on the ground.
- The movement of wind is clockwise in the N. hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S. hemisphere
marto answered the question on March 22, 2019 at 09:06

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