After glaciers, the next larger reservoir of fresh water is held on the ground as?

Explanation:

The American Great Lakes account for 21 percent of the Earth's surface fresh water.

A. winds that blow from the west

Explanation:

The westerlies are a type of prevailing winds that blows from the western sides and move towards the east in the middle latitudes between the 30 to 60 degrees. And originate in the high-pressure areas and the areas of the horse latitudes i.e to the equator and thus more towards poles. They help drive the ocean current and thus the northern hemisphere current is weaker in the north as compared to the south. The process of weather intensifies on the western side. Thus the tropical cyclones track become to recurve when entering the westerlies.