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1. Which of the following describes the 'Labrador Current'?

AA cold ocean current flowing from the Arctic Ocean southward along the coast of Canada
BA cold ocean current flowing northward along the western coast of South America
CA cold ocean current flowing southward along the northwestern coast of Africa
DA cold ocean current flowing northward along the southwestern coast of Africa

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Answer: A

'Labrador Current': A cold ocean current flowing from the Arctic Ocean southward along the coast of Canada.

2. Which of the following describes the 'California Current'?

AA cold ocean current flowing from the Arctic Ocean southward along the coast of Canada
BA cold ocean current flowing southward along the western coast of North America
CA warm ocean current flowing along the eastern coast of the United States, warming Western Europe's climate
DA cold ocean current flowing northward along the southwestern coast of Africa

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Answer: B

'California Current': A cold ocean current flowing southward along the western coast of North America.

3. Which of the following describes the 'Peru (Humboldt) Current'?

AA warm ocean current, an extension of the Gulf Stream, that moderates the climate of Western Europe
BA cold ocean current flowing northward along the southwestern coast of Africa
CA cold ocean current flowing northward along the western coast of South America
DA warm ocean current flowing along the southeastern coast of Africa

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Answer: C

'Peru (Humboldt) Current': A cold ocean current flowing northward along the western coast of South America.

4. Which of the following describes the 'Benguela Current'?

AA cold ocean current flowing southward along the western coast of North America
BA cold ocean current flowing northward along the southwestern coast of Africa
CA warm ocean current flowing along the southeastern coast of Africa
DA cold ocean current flowing southward along the northwestern coast of Africa

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Answer: B

'Benguela Current': A cold ocean current flowing northward along the southwestern coast of Africa.

5. Which of the following describes the 'Canary Current'?

AA warm ocean current, an extension of the Gulf Stream, that moderates the climate of Western Europe
BA warm ocean current flowing along the southeastern coast of Africa
CA warm ocean current flowing along the eastern coast of the United States, warming Western Europe's climate
DA cold ocean current flowing southward along the northwestern coast of Africa

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Answer: D

'Canary Current': A cold ocean current flowing southward along the northwestern coast of Africa.

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Ocean Currents — Geography Questions & Practice

Practice questions on Ocean Currents — with answers

1. Which of the following describes the 'Labrador Current'?

2. Which of the following describes the 'California Current'?

3. Which of the following describes the 'Peru (Humboldt) Current'?

4. Which of the following describes the 'Benguela Current'?

5. Which of the following describes the 'Canary Current'?

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