Ocean Currents Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Gulf Stream/North Atlantic Drift?
A
A current that starts in Africa and travels to the Gulf of Mexico and to Europe. It becomes warm as it travels.
2
Q
What is the Humboldt Current?
A
The Humboldt Current is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows North along the west coast of South America from the Southern tip of Chile to Northern Peru.
3
Q
The Gulf Stream is called the ___ in Europe.
A
North Atlantic Drift.
