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Consider the following two statements about ocean currents and choose the correct option. A. The areas where the warm and cold currents meet provide the best fishing grounds of the world. B. The areas where the warm and cold currents meet are difficult areas for navigation.

Consider the following two statements about ocean currents and choose the correct option. A. The areas where the warm and cold currents meet provide the best fishing grounds of the world. B. The areas where the warm and cold currents meet are difficult areas for navigation. Correct Answer Both A and B are true

The current's direction and speed depend on the shoreline and the ocean floor.

  • Warm ocean currents originate near the equator and move towards the poles or higher latitudes while cold currents originate near the poles or higher latitudes and move towards the tropics or lower latitudes.

Important Points

  1. Places, where warm and cold currents meet, are favourable to the existence of tiny organisms known as plankton.
  2. These plankton are a rich source of food for the fish. Hence, more fish are found in such areas, which have developed as rich fishing grounds
  3. The areas where a warm and cold current meet also experience foggy weather and therefore navigation becomes difficult.

Hence, Area Where warm and cold current meets are the best fishing grounds but it's also difficult areas for Navigation.

Related Questions

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I. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates
II. Plankton - the chief fish feed - thrives in these regions
III. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated
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2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
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