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intertropical convergence zone
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intertropical convergence zone

Area of heavy rainfall found in the tropics and formed as the trade winds converge and rise to form cloud and rain. It moves a few degrees northwards during the northern summer and a few degrees southwards during the southern summer, following the apparent movement of the Sun. The ITCZ is responsible for most of the rain that falls in Africa. The doldrums are also associated with this zone.



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Though all of the curators have been trained at art institutions in the West, a distinctive feature of the show is its focus on artists from the equatorial belt who usually aren't so well represented in biennials--providing, in the words of Nanjo, "an interesting mix of Asian perspectives.
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