🔍 Key Concepts

• Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) – where the NE and SE trade winds meet near the equator • Relationship between low-pressure disturbances and how tropical cyclones can form • Typical meteorological term for weak, traveling low-pressure areas in the tropics

💭 Think About

• Which option names a type of disturbance rather than a wave of water? • Which term is most often associated with developing tropical cyclones moving westward from Africa across the Atlantic? • Think about what weather forecasters say when they track areas of disturbed weather moving along the ITCZ.

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure the choice refers to atmospheric (air) phenomena, not ocean waves • Confirm the term is commonly used in tropical meteorology, especially in forecasts about potential storms • Eliminate any answer that describes a mature storm system rather than the initial disturbance