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La corriente general del Mediterráneo,The general surface current of the Mediterranean Sea:

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Correct answer: a) circulates anticlockwise, skirting the African coast and then the European coast.

Why it is correct

Atlantic water enters at the surface through the Strait of Gibraltar, flows east along the North African coast and returns west along the European coast in a general anticlockwise circulation.

Why the others are not

  • b) The gyre is anticlockwise (east along Africa, then west along Europe).
  • c) There is a basin-wide circulation in addition to sub-basin gyres.
  • d) Tidal streams are weak and the density-driven surface current dominates.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Mediterranean: anticlockwise general circulation (east along Africa, west along Europe).

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