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Question
Describe world temperature patterns and their three chief characteristics.
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Solution
The world distribution of temperature generally shows a decrease in insolation from the Equator towards the poles. But this pattern is not everywhere the same. Three chief characteristics are the distance from the sea, physical properties of land and ocean (water), Height from the sea level.
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