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Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

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Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

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• Major Pacific Ocean currents near Japan and Alaska and whether they are warm or cold • How water flows through the Bering Strait and connects the Arctic, Bering Sea, and North Pacific • Differences between western boundary currents (like Gulf Stream-type) and subarctic/Alaska currents

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• Locate the Bering Strait on a map and think about which larger ocean basin its water ultimately flows into: the North Pacific or the Arctic? • Recall which named currents are specifically associated with the northwest Pacific off Japan versus those associated with the Gulf of Alaska and subarctic North Pacific. • Ask yourself: which of these options is known as a cold, subarctic current rather than a warm western boundary current?

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• Identify which of the listed currents are western boundary currents off Japan (and usually warm) and eliminate them. • Verify which current is described in textbooks as cold, subarctic water flowing southward from higher latitudes. • Confirm which current’s typical charted position is closest to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska region, not off Japan’s east coast.

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Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

Oyashio Current

Kuroshio Current

Subarctic Current

Alaska Current

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Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

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Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

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