The sources of air masses occur only in low and high latitudes because

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vlabodo [156]3 years ago

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Answer:

b. There is insufficient contrast in surface type (land vs. ocean) in the middle latitudes.

Explanation:

The sources of air masses can be produced or at very high latitudes because they can carry big amounts of air from the top of a mountain till the bottom by the differences of pressure and temperatures. This kind of air mass is called continental.

In the other hand, in a low latitude, the air coming from the sea, try to reach higher latitudes, again, by pressure and temperatures differences. These kind of air masses are called maritime.

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