Characteristics of Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Tropical Cyclones (Grade 12 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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Mid-latitude cyclone formation latitudes
Mid-latitude cyclone formation latitudes
40-60° N and S
Tropical cyclone formation latitudes
Tropical cyclone formation latitudes
Around 5° N and S
Mid-latitude cyclone movement direction
Mid-latitude cyclone movement direction
West to east
Tropical cyclone movement direction
Tropical cyclone movement direction
East to west
Wind system driving mid-latitude cyclones
Wind system driving mid-latitude cyclones
Westerlies
Wind system driving tropical cyclones
Wind system driving tropical cyclones
Trade Winds/Easterlies
Key structural feature of mid-latitude cyclones
Key structural feature of mid-latitude cyclones
Frontal systems (warm/cold fronts & sectors)
Key feature at tropical cyclone centre
Key feature at tropical cyclone centre
Eye (calm, clear area of low pressure)
Tropical cyclone seasonal timing
Tropical cyclone seasonal timing
Mid-late summer to early autumn
Tropical cyclone continental impact zones
Tropical cyclone continental impact zones
Eastern sides of continents