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प्रश्न
The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are called land and water hemispheres respectively.
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उत्तर
The continents and oceans are, however, not evenly distributed in the northern and the southern hemispheres. The northern hemisphere holds 61% of land whereas the southern hemisphere holds 81% of water. It is because of this pattern of land and water distribution, the northern hemisphere is called as the land hemisphere and the southern hemisphere is called the water. hemisphere.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
| 1. | Mariana trench | Decreases salinity in the oceans |
| 2. | Great Barrier Reef | Along the coast of Japan |
| 3. | Spring tides | Deepest point in the Pacific |
| 4. | Heavy rains | Australia |
| 5. | Kuroshio current | Second order landform |
| 6. | Continental slope | On full and new moon days |
Assertion (A): The Ocean water is dynamic
Reason (R): Waves and currents are in horizontal motion while tides have vertical motion.
Assertion (A): The gravitational pull of the sun and moon on earth cause tides on sea water.
Reason (R): Neap tides are caused when the first and last quarter moon appears.
Assertion (A): On the basis of temperature, ocean currents can be classified as warm currents and cold currents.
Reason (R): The movement of ocean current from the low latitudes towards high latitudes cause cold current.
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