300 AIR. 



A. When the sun has left thenorthern 

 side of the equator for the southern, then 

 the southern part of the torrid zone is 

 most heated ; and the cold air from the 

 north (rushing towards the southern 

 tropic) is diverted . to the NORTH-EAST, 

 where it continues for the other six 

 months of the year. 



Q. What are the six-month trade winds called ? 



A. They are called MONSOONS ; and 

 blow from the north-east from September 

 to April, and from the south-west for the 

 other six months of the year. 



Q. Have WE any regular winds in ENGLAND ? 



A. No ; our island (having a continent 

 on one side, and a sea on the other) has a 

 most variable climate. 



Q. Have the winds in England NO general 

 direction throughout the year ? 



A. We generally find that easterly 

 winds prevail during the spring of the 

 year, and westerly winds are most common 

 in the summer and autumn. 



S-West winds are most frequent in July and August. 

 N-East winds in January, March, April, May, June ; 

 and most seldom in July, September, and December. 



