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There are areas where the air in the convection cells are sinking, which creates a high pressure belt, and areas where air is rising, which creates low pressure belts.
Explanation:
Convection cells on the Earth are areas where air is rotating on top of the land in sort of an oval. Using latitude and longitude, every 30 degrees north and south of the equator is a convection cell. Obviously, if the air is rotating around, there must be points where the air sinks and points where the air rises.
On the equator, air from the convection cells is rising here. Because there is less air pressing down on the land, then the equator must be lower pressure than other areas. Thus, the equator is a low pressure belt. If we go up or down 30 degrees, air is sinking, so that causes high pressure.
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