🔍 Key Concepts

• Trade winds and seasons in each hemisphere • How the position of the sun (overhead at different latitudes) affects heating and wind strength • Relationship between monsoon / seasonal shifts and moisture in the air

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens to the Southern Hemisphere in its winter: is the sun higher or lower in the sky there, and how does that affect wind strength? • Consider whether cooler ocean and land surfaces tend to hold more or less moisture in the air masses moving over them. • Ask yourself if seasonal changes mainly affect the strength of the trades, the moisture content, or both, and which change would be most pronounced in winter.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify that "winter" in the question refers to the Southern Hemisphere winter (June–August) for the southeast trades. • Decide whether cooler temperatures would tend to make the air more humid or less humid overall. • Consider whether the primary textbook point about seasonal variation in trades emphasizes speed (strength) or humidity (wet/dry).