Global circulation (land–sea distribution effects): The positions of continents and oceans influence which atmospheric features most directly? Evaluate impacts on pressure-belt formation and mid-latitude cyclone development. Choose the correct statement.

Difficulty: Easy

• The major pressure belts that develop from the general circulation of the atmosphere
• The development of the mid-latitude cyclonic depressions at the convergence zone between polar and subtropical air masses
• Both (a) and (b)
• None of the above