Oceans currents are significant in thermal regulation. The ocean waters at the equator are warmer than those at the poles. This is due to the fact that the tropics receive direct sunlight throughout the year than the poles. The less dense warm currents move towards the poles on the surface waters while the cold denser waters from the poles move towards the equator on the ocean floor. This is expedited by the Coriolis effect of the earth’s rotation. These ocean currents transfer heat and distribute it hence regulating the globe’s climate.
The drainage in which has the capability of separating drainage
basins in which are emptied in the bodies of water that surrounds a continent
is known to be the continental divides. The continental divides separates the
rivers in north America in which are flowing in the Pacific Ocean and as well
as the Atlantic Ocean.
