By inspection of the map for the previous questions, and what you now know about

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By inspection of the map for the previous questions, and what you now know about the directions the currents flow, give the relative temperature of the following currents (i.e., describe each of them as either warm or cold, based on the climate on their upstream end vs. their downstream end)

Brazil Current ________

Peru Current ________

Use one of the following answer choices to fill each of the six _[blanks]_ in the following two sentences (0.5 pt. per blank): California Current, cooler, Gulf Stream, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon, Peru, warmer.

The _[blank1]_ brings cold water to the coast of _[blank2]_, making the summers there _[blank3]_ than they otherwise would be.

The _[blank4]_ brings warm water to the coast of _[blank5]_, making the winters there _[blank6]_ than they otherwise would be.  

Explanation / Answer

since brazil curren is an western boundary curren it is warmer

since Peru Current is an eastern boundary curren it is colder

blank 1: california,h 2 :hawaii, 3: cooler

blank 4 :gulf stream, 5 : maine , 6 ; warm

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