Predicting the Effect of Ocean Surface Currents on Coastal Climates  Examine the map of major ocean currents below. Record your predictions for the climate of each city in the chart below.    Place Temp prediction (hot, mild, cold) Moisture prediction (wet, mid, dry) Arica, Chile along the Peru Current     Trondheim, Norway along the Norwegian Current      Tokyo, Japan along the Kuroshio Current

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Predicting the Effect of Ocean Surface Currents on Coastal Climates 

Examine the map of major ocean currents below. Record your predictions for the climate of each city in the chart below. 

 

Place

Temp prediction (hot, mild, cold)

Moisture prediction (wet, mid, dry)

Arica, Chile along the Peru Current

   

Trondheim, Norway along the Norwegian Current 

   

Tokyo, Japan along the Kuroshio Current

   
180° 150° 120° 90° 60° 30° 0 30' 60° 90° 120 150° 180
pol
60
40
Subtical
Subtropic
Gyte
Crrent
20
N Equa Cument
E Conter Current
N Equatoal c
E Couer C.
0°
S. Equorial Cumer
Equatoris C
ECounter C.
20°
ustorial
Subtrapical
Gy
Subtrapics
Gyre
setropical
Gyre
40
We d De
West Wing Drit
60
Wind
Warm Current
Cold Current
(C. = Current)
Transcribed Image Text:180° 150° 120° 90° 60° 30° 0 30' 60° 90° 120 150° 180 pol 60 40 Subtical Subtropic Gyte Crrent 20 N Equa Cument E Conter Current N Equatoal c E Couer C. 0° S. Equorial Cumer Equatoris C ECounter C. 20° ustorial Subtrapical Gy Subtrapics Gyre setropical Gyre 40 We d De West Wing Drit 60 Wind Warm Current Cold Current (C. = Current)
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