OCEANS AND FISHERIES

Question 1

Define Surface Currents

Answer 1

Surface currents: movement of the surface water of the sea in a constant direction

Question 2

Define Prevailing Wind

Answer 2

Prevailing wind: the direction from which the wind nearly always blows in a particular area.

Question 3

Define Currents

Answer 3

Currents in the Southern Hemisphere are usually anti-clockwise
Cold currents are near the north and south poles
Warm currents are near the equator and the tropics