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2. Steady winds blowing in lower latitudes across the North Atlantic Ocean facilitated the travel of

European sailing ships to the Americas during the Age of Discovery and beyond. What do we call
these winds?

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The answer is: “trade winds.”
This was because they helped the trading ships sailing from Europe to the Americas.
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