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GCSE Geography · key term
The route followed by the centre of a tropical cyclone as it moves.
Used by Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Global Distribution and the Role of Atmospheric CirculationA source area is where a storm develops; its track is the route it subsequently follows. A cyclone can therefore affect places well beyond its source area.
Distinguish a source area, where a cyclone forms, from its track, the route it follows. Places affected by cyclones are not necessarily where they formed.
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