The Gulf Stream is the name given to:

A) the circulation of water in the Gulf of Mexico.
B) a counter-clockwise surface current in the Gulf of California.
C) the current carrying cold water from the North Pole along the West Coast of the United States.
D) a warm current carrying water from the equator along the East Coast of the United States.


D

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The ________ because it is a shifting zone between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn where surface winds converge

A) The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone B) The Tropical zone C) The Multi-Tropical Turbulence Region D) The Tropical Hadley Cell E) The Adiabtic Convergence.

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a. True b. False

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The Latin American regions have their share of natural disasters; in fact, it experiences a double hurricane season and adjoins a significant section of the Pacific Ring of Fire

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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