FOUNDATIONS OF EARTH SCIENCE MAST+ETEX
FOUNDATIONS OF EARTH SCIENCE MAST+ETEX
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134298191
Author: Lutgens
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 1GST

(a)

To determine

The Northern Hemisphere latitude belt where there is more land than water.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 1GST

More land than water exists between 45 and 70 north latitude.

Explanation of Solution

In between the Northern and Southern hemispheres, the continents and oceans are not evenly divided. In the Northern hemisphere, nearly 61 percent of the surface is water and about 39 percent is land, whereas in the Southern hemisphere, almost 81 percent of the surface is water, and only 19 percent is land.

In the Northern hemisphere, there is more land than water in between the latitudes of 45 north and 70 north, while in the Southern hemisphere, there is no land to interrupt the oceanic and atmospheric circulations in between 40 south and 65 south.

b)

To determine

The latitude belt where there is no land at all.

b)

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 1GST

There is no land between 40 south and 65 south latitudes.

Explanation of Solution

The continents and oceans are not evenly divided in between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Nearly 61 percent of the surface is water and about 39 percent is land in the Northern hemispheres, whereas in the Southern hemisphere, nearly 81 percent of the surface is water, and only 19 percent is land.

In the Southern hemisphere, there is no land to interrupt the oceanic and atmospheric circulations in between 40 south and 65 south, while in the Northern hemisphere, there is more land than water in between the latitudes of 45 north and 70 north.

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