Ocean Currents Matching
| What is another name for the Humboldt current? |
| What directions are winds in the 5-30 degrees south latitude? |
| Southeast, remember they are named for where they originate |
| What happens to air masses at 30 degrees? |
| They fall as they are cooled and have lost their moisture. (DESERTS ARE HERE) |
| What is the western boundary current of the North Atlantic gyre? |
| At what degrees of latitude do you see the duldroms? |
| What are the four characteristics of eastern boundary currents? |
| slow-moving, broad, cool, and shallow
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| What are the two types of upwelling? |
| At what latitudes to you see the air rising leading to more precipitation? |
| equator and polar front (60 degrees latitude N and S)
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| What are the four characteristics of western boundary currents |
| fast-moving, narrow, warm, and deep |
| Going from the North pole to the equator name the winds you would expect to see |
| Polar easterlies, Westerlies, trade winds |
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