Oceanography CDS Questions

CDS World Geography

Oceanography MCQ Questions


7.
The cold current that meets the warm Gulf Stream off Newfoundland, creating one of the world's richest fishing grounds (the Grand Banks), is the:
A.
Labrador Current
B.
California Current
C.
Canary Current
D.
Falkland Current
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ANSWER :
A. Labrador Current
8.
The mixing of which two currents off the coast of Japan produces excellent fishing grounds?
A.
Benguela and Agulhas Currents
B.
Brazil and Falkland Currents
C.
Kuroshio and Oyashio Currents
D.
Gulf Stream and Canary Current
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ANSWER :
C. Kuroshio and Oyashio Currents
9.
The cold current flowing southward along the western coast of North America is the:
A.
Kuroshio Current
B.
California Current
C.
Gulf Stream
D.
Alaska Current
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ANSWER :
B. California Current
10.
The cold current flowing along the western coast of North Africa is the:
A.
Canary Current
B.
Benguela Current
C.
Agulhas Current
D.
Gulf Stream
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ANSWER :
A. Canary Current
11.
The powerful cold current that flows continuously around Antarctica from west to east is the:
A.
Humboldt Current
B.
Oyashio Current
C.
Antarctic Circumpolar Current (West Wind Drift)
D.
Labrador Current
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ANSWER :
C. Antarctic Circumpolar Current (West Wind Drift)
12.
The general direction of circulation of ocean currents (gyres) in the Northern Hemisphere is:
A.
Always from east to west
B.
Anticlockwise
C.
Always from north to south
D.
Clockwise
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ANSWER :
D. Clockwise