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ITCZ

As warm air over equatorial


areas rises, the air in the
surroundings will move in. Air
from north of the equator and
south of the equator will then
meet or converge at the place
where warm air is rising. Areas
north and south of the equator
are called the tropics.
ITCZ
It is the place where
winds in the tropics
meet, rise and form
clouds, resulting in
thunderstorms during
certain times of the
year.

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