In terms of the three-cell model of the general circulation, areas of surface low pressure should be found at ____.
A)the equator and the poles
B)the equator and 30 degrees latitude
C)the equator and 60 degrees latitude
D)30 degrees latitude and 60 degrees latitude
E)30 degrees latitude and the poles

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The three-cell model of general circulation describes the distribution of the Earth's atmospheric circulation in latitudinal belts. According to this model, areas of surface low pressure are found at the equator, due to intense solar heating and rising air masses (known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ), and at about 60 degrees latitude, where warmer air from the tropics meets cooler air from the poles, leading to rising air and low pressure.

In Terms of the Three-Cell Model of the General Circulation