90 150 120 90 60 30 30 60 90 120 150 Arctic Arctic Ocean Ocean areas 60 60 Land 30 30 Atlantic Осean areas Pacific Осean O° Indian Ocean 30 30 60° 60 Southern Ocean 90 75 50 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 Millions of square kilometers per 5° latitude zone В. А. Latitude Atlantic Pacific Indian

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Refer to Figure 9.2 to answer the following questions:
a. Water dominates Earth’s surface, but not everywhere. In what
Northern Hemisphere latitude belt is there more land than water?
b. In what latitude belt is there no land at all? 

90
150
120
90
60
30
30
60
90
120
150
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ocean areas
60
60
Land
30
30
Atlantic
Осean
areas
Pacific
Осean
O°
Indian
Ocean
30
30
60°
60
Southern Ocean
90
75 50 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Millions of square kilometers per 5° latitude zone
В.
А.
Latitude
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Transcribed Image Text:90 150 120 90 60 30 30 60 90 120 150 Arctic Arctic Ocean Ocean areas 60 60 Land 30 30 Atlantic Осean areas Pacific Осean O° Indian Ocean 30 30 60° 60 Southern Ocean 90 75 50 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 Millions of square kilometers per 5° latitude zone В. А. Latitude Atlantic Pacific Indian
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