Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are the source(s) of formation of air masses?

  1. Siberian plain

  2. Equatorial forest

  3. Sahara desert

  4. Only 1 and 3

  5. None of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. There are five major source regions. These are warm tropical and subtropical oceans, the subtropical hot deserts, the relatively cold high latitude oceans, the very cold snow covered continents in high latitudes and the permanently ice covered continents in the Arctic and Antarctica.

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