Name _________________________________ Class ______________ Date ________________
GLOBAL WIND PATTERNS
Label the diagram of the global winds. Follow the instructions below.
1. Write on the small boxes around the globe N, E, W, S directions.
2. Write on the bigger boxes inside the globe the latitudes of calm areas: doldrum and horse latitude.
3. Write on the small lines outside the degree angles of the area on the globe: 00, 300, 600, 900
4. Write next to the arrows the name of the global wind belts where it is pointing: polar easterlies, trade
winds, prevailing westerlies.
5. Then color the arrows of the different global wind patterns accordingly: polar easterlies (blue), trade
winds, (red), prevailing westerlies (green)
THINGS TO REMEMBER
- winds from 90o always go down, from 30o rise up and drops
- polar easterlies are winds near the poles and come from the east
- horse latitude has calm air because dry air sink here from the upper atmosphere creating a windless zone,
this is where deserts are usually found. The sinking air flows north and south (rise up and drops) when it
reaches the surface.
- doldrum has calm air because the direct sun’s heat makes the air rise straight up rather than horizontal
- westerlies are winds coming from the west
- trade winds are winds towards the equator and blowing east, they are also called tropical easterlies