UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · CLIMATOLOGY
Consider the following statements: 1. The January isotherms bend northward over the oceans and southward over the continents. 2. Cold ocean currents, the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend northward. Which one of the following is correct?
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
In January, land cools faster than the oceans, so isotherms generally bend poleward over oceans and equatorward over continents. The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift warm the North Atlantic rather than make it colder, so Statement 2 is incorrect.
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