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Sobre las corrientes, señale la opción correcta:On ocean currents, mark the correct option:
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Correct answer: a) The eastward extension of the Equatorial Countercurrent is known as the Guinea Current.
Why it is correct
As it approaches Africa, the Atlantic Equatorial Countercurrent continues eastwards along the Gulf of Guinea under the name of the Guinea Current.
Why the others are not
- b) The Antilles Current comes from the northern branch of the North Equatorial Current.
- c) The Brazil Current branches off the South Equatorial Current.
- d) The Gulf Stream is warm; the cold current to Hatteras is the Labrador Current.
How to work it out in the exam
- Eastward extension of the Equatorial Countercurrent = Guinea Current.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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