UPSC Prelims 2021 · GS Paper 1 · Q48
Geography
Medium · Ocean Currents and Zonal Temperature Patterns
Consider the following statements regarding ocean temperature patterns in the tropical and temperate zones:
1. In the tropical zone, trade winds drive warm surface water westward, making the western sections of oceans warmer than the eastern sections, which experience cold-water upwelling.
2. In the temperate zone, the prevailing westerlies drive warm currents toward the eastern parts of oceans (the western coasts of continents), making those sections warmer than the western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?