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The trade winds (also called trades) are the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics near the Earth's equator[
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What type winds brought Europeans back to Europe after trading in America?
The trade winds
What are trading winds?
You mean trade winds. And they are winds that normally blow in the same direction on a regular basis.
Why are the winds which blow steadily almost all year called trade winds?
The trade winds are so named because the trading sailing ships used these constant winds to move their ships across the sea.
Muslim trading vessels used to cross the Indian Ocean in the 8th century?
monsoon winds
What did the Muslim trading vessels used to cross the Indian Ocean in the 8th century?
Monsoon Winds
Are the trade winds so named because trading ships once used them to sail across the ocean?
yah
How are Winds are named?
A wind is meteorology classified as the direction whence it originates. A west wind blows east. Many winds are names from a region that they originate such as desert winds, tropic winds and nor'easters. Other winds were nicknamed by sailors who used these winds to make a living. Trade winds were constant winds that made trading ships more efficient. Doldrums are the rising winds near the equator that move a ship slowly, thus the depressing name. See the related link for more information.
What caused Spanish trading ships heading west across the Pacific Ocean to move more quickly than ships heading east?
because the west winds were stronger then the east winds.
What does Trade-winds mean?
Whe trading between continents was done by sailing ships the captain quickly figured out that there were places and times where they'd "always" get a good tailwind that made the trip fast and easy. As those trips were done to trade the favourable winds were called trade winds.
Why are the winds that blow from the southtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator called trade winds?
This is because in the days of sail, these winds were very reliable in direction and strength and the sailors could rely on them most of the time to get them to their destination on time. So rather than taking the direct route they would divert their route to take advantage of these winds, and a consequence a high percentage of the worlds TRADING vessels would be taking advantage of these winds
What does Trade winds mean?
The trade winds are the pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics near the equator. The trade winds blow predominantly from the northeast and from the southeast. The trade winds act as the steering flow for tropical storms that form over the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans that make landfall in North America, Southeast Asia, and India.
What is the plural of wind?
winds ex: northern winds southern winds eastern winds western winds
