Q3. Answer the following questions:
i. Name the following:
A. Ocean current keeps West Coast of Japan habitable.
B. A strong North easterly wind experienced in West Africa.
C. Seasonal winds blow in fix direction during particular season.
D. A cold north-westerly wind experienced in Rhone valley.
Answers
Answer:
A. Kuroshio Current The Kuroshio (黒潮), also known as the Black or Japan Current (日本海流, Nihon Kairyū) or the Black Stream, is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. Like the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic, the Kuroshio is a powerful western boundary current and forms the western limb of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre.
B. West African monsoon, a major wind system that affects West African regions between latitudes 9° and 20° N and is characterized by winds that blow southwesterly during warmer months and northeasterly during cooler months of the year. Although areas just outside of this region also experience wind reversals, the influence of the monsoon declines with increasing distance.
C. A monsoon is a wind in low-latitude climates that seasonally changes direction between winter and summer. Permanent Winds They blow constantly throughout the year in a particular direction. They are trade winds known as westerlies and easterlies. ... Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics.
D. mis·tral / ˈmistrəl; miˈsträl/ • n. a strong, cold northwesterly wind that blows through the Rhône valley and southern France into the Mediterranean, mainly in winter.