Find the Kuroshio current in the map. The Kuroshio current is analogous to the Gulf stream in the Atlantic Ocean. What type of circulation pattern do you see in both currents and why?
A)Both currents create convection cells in the Northern hemisphere due to the changes in wind patterns as one progresses north through the latitudes.
B) Both currents transport ocean waters from west to east. The movement associated with these currents is due to Earth's spin o its axis and the Coriolis effect.
C) Both transport cold, denser water north to the polar regions. Unequal heating of the oceans causes cold, dense water to travel north and warm, less dense water to travel south.
D) Both transport warm, tropical water northward toward the polar region. The uneven heat energy balance on Earth is responsible for uneven heating of water throughout Earth's latitudes.