Ch. 7 understanding Concepts

Of the following currents, which ones are part of the South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre?

Benguela Current West Wind Drift South Equatorial Current Brazil Current

Of the following gyres, which one(s) flow in a counterclockwise direction

Indian Ocean Subtropical Gyre, Northern Hemisphere Subpolar Gyres, South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, South Pacific Subtropical Gyre

south to north

Peru Current Kuroshio Current the Gulf Stream

The West Wind Drift (Antarctic Circumpolar Current) is a part of which of the following subtropical gyres?

South Pacific Subtropical Gyre Indian Ocean Subtropical Gyre South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

Of the following surface currents, which one(s) flow generally from west to east?

West Wind Drift, Equatorial Counter Current, North Pacific Current