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Question 1

1 what direction does easterly Trade winds blow

Answer 1

East to west

Question 2

1.2 what happens the easterly trade winds and what direction

Answer 2

The easterly trade winds blow from east to west WEAKEN and CHANGE DIRECTION => west to east

Question 3

2 what is at the east coast of South America

Answer 3

A warm body of water stays on east coast of south America

Question 4

What two countries are involved

Answer 4

South America and Indonesia

Question 5

3 what is it called when less cold water upwelling happens at South America

Answer 5

Humboldt current

Question 6

3 what is the thermocline

Answer 6

The layer of surface warm water in the ocean

Question 7

3.2 what happens the waters at and beside South America

Answer 7

Less cold water upwelling happens at SA (HUMBOLT CURRENT stops) whilst the THERMOCLINE deepens beside SA (layer of surface warm water in the ocean

Question 8

4 what stops after the humbolt current stops and thermocline deepens at SA

Answer 8

The walker circulation stops

Question 9

5 what air is involved and what weather does SA expect

Answer 9

WARM air at coast of SA rises, cools, condenses and gives unexpected rain over west side of SA

Question 10

5.2 what air is involved and what weather does Indonesia expect

Answer 10

Whilst COLD, dry air descends over Indonesia, giving unexpected DRY conditions