Question at position 16 In the midlatitudes, in both hemispheres, warm currents flow past the_________ coasts of continents.westeast

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The question asks about the path of warm currents in the midlatitudes for both hemispheres and specifically which coast of continents they pass by.
Option 1: west. If warm currents were along the western coasts of continents, that would imply a warm flow along places like the western edge of North America or western Africa. In reality, the warm boundary currents in midlatitudes are known to run along the eastern sides of continents (for example, the Gulf Stream along the U.S. east coast and the Kuroshio along Japan’s east coast). This makes the idea of warm currents moving past the western coasts inconsistent with established current patterns.
Option 2: east. This aligns with the established pattern of warm currents traveling poleward along the eastern coasts of continents in midlatitudes. In the Northern Hemisphere, warm currents such as the Gulf Stream move up the eastern seaboard of North America, and in the Southern Hemisphere, analogous western boundary processes still contribute to warm flows affecting eastern coastal environments of continents in midlatitudes.
In summary, the concept corresponds to warm currents moving beside the eastern coasts, not the western coasts, of midlatitude continents. Therefore, the correct coast associated with warm currents is the east coast.

Question at position 16 In the midlatitudes, in both hemispheres, warm currents flow past the_________ coasts of continents.westeast

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