alleryStart learning →Which zone often spawns tropical cyclones?
AMid-latitude westerly belt
BAntarctic circle cold zone
CIntertropical Convergence Zone
DHimalayan mountain ridge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Intertropical Convergence Zone
Tropical cyclones generally begin in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where northeast and southeast winds meet over warm ocean.
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