1. Ocean Current Poster

2. Ocean currents Surface Currents Gyres Effect Land Upwelling
Driven By Wind they move warm water away from the equator and cold water towards the equator. (Label warm currents on your map that move near America and south america)
Make
Gyres
There are 5 major circular currents found in the ocean called gyres
The warm N. Atlantic current provides warm air for England, while the cold S. Atlantic current keeps South Africa cool.( Circle England in Red and South Africa in blue)
Effect Land
Coastal Winds
Winds blowing off of a coast will remove the surface layer and the cold water rises to take its place bringing important nutrients. Circle where this occurs the most
Upwelling
With
Evaporation and cold water- causes an increase in salinity causes water to sink, upwelling causes water to rise which creates a network of world wide currents called the
Evaporation and Rain