Warm currents Cool currents 10. Explain why the west coast of Australia will have a cooler climate than the east coast of Australia. (Use the reference tables*)

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Surface Ocean Currents
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40°
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Arctic Ocean
Greenland
hio Camehatka C
North Paoific C.
North
Раcifie
Ocean
-Arctic Circle
(66,5" N)
East Greeniand C.
Asia
North
AHantic C.
North
America
Europe
Gult Stream CA
North
Atlantic
Осеan
40-
Florida C
20 -
India
Tropic of Cancer
(23,5" N)
Africa
North Equatorial C
Morth Equatoral
Africa
North Equatorial
Equatorial Counteree
Equatorial Countercurrent
Equatorial Guinea c
Countercurent
Equator
eouth Equatorial C.
South Equatorial c
South
America
South Equatorial
20
Indian
Ocean
Australia
South
Pacific
Осеan
South
Atlantic
Tropic of Capricom
(23.5" S)
40-
Austra
Ocean
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
60
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Southern Ocean
Antarctic Circle
(66.5" S)
Antarctica
80
20
Antarctica
80
100
120
140
160
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120
100
NOTE: Not all surface ocean currents are shown.
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Key
Warm currents
Cool currents
10.
Explain why the west coast of Australia will have a cooler climate than the east coast of Australia. (Use the reference tables*)
Your answer:
nland C
Labrador G
Norwegian
Peru C.
Falkiand c-
Transcribed Image Text:Surface Ocean Currents 20 80 40° 100 120 140 160 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 Arctic Ocean Greenland hio Camehatka C North Paoific C. North Раcifie Ocean -Arctic Circle (66,5" N) East Greeniand C. Asia North AHantic C. North America Europe Gult Stream CA North Atlantic Осеan 40- Florida C 20 - India Tropic of Cancer (23,5" N) Africa North Equatorial C Morth Equatoral Africa North Equatorial Equatorial Counteree Equatorial Countercurrent Equatorial Guinea c Countercurent Equator eouth Equatorial C. South Equatorial c South America South Equatorial 20 Indian Ocean Australia South Pacific Осеan South Atlantic Tropic of Capricom (23.5" S) 40- Austra Ocean Antarctic Circumpolar Current 60 Antarctic Circumpolar Current Southern Ocean Antarctic Circle (66.5" S) Antarctica 80 20 Antarctica 80 100 120 140 160 180 160 140 120 100 NOTE: Not all surface ocean currents are shown. 80 60 40 20 20 Key Warm currents Cool currents 10. Explain why the west coast of Australia will have a cooler climate than the east coast of Australia. (Use the reference tables*) Your answer: nland C Labrador G Norwegian Peru C. Falkiand c-
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