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La prolongación de la corriente de Canarias es:The direct continuation of the Canary Current is:
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Correct answer: b) The Trade Wind Current (Corriente del Alisio).
Why it is correct
South of 20º N, the main branch of the Canary Current that curves westwards is called the Trade Wind Current (Corriente del Alisio) before feeding into the North Equatorial Current.
Why the others are not
- a) Before the North Equatorial it takes the name Trade Wind Current.
- c) Not the name of its continuation.
- d) Option b gives the syllabus term.
How to work it out in the exam
- Canary Current → Trade Wind Current → North Equatorial Current.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
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