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Ocean Currents and Climate
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2.
Find the Labrador current that carries water from the Arctic southward and Label it (A)
Is the Labrador current a:
a. Warm ocean current
b. Cold ocean current
3. As a result how does the Labrador Current affect the Newfoundland and Labrador
climate? _______________________________________________
4. Find the Peru (or Humbolt) and label it (B).
5. The Peru (or Humbol)t current is a cold current that carries cold water from
_____________________(where?).
6. Find the Gulf Stream and Label it (C).
7.
The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that is a:
a. Warm current
b.
Cold current
8. The Gulf Stream carries water from the ___________________ (where?).
9. What affect does the Gulf Stream have on northwestern Africa and western Europe?
________________________________________________.
10. Based on the diagram above, you notice some currents move in a circular (cyclical
pattern). What do you think causes this to occur?
_______________________________________________________________
11. What direction does the currents flow in the southern hemisphere? (clockwise / counterclockwise)
12. What direction does the currents flow in the northern hemisphere? (clockwise / counterclockwise)