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Question
Give geographical reasons for the following:
The North Pole is warmer than the South Pole.
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Solution
Land cools faster than water and takes longer than water to heat. This is why the North Pole, which lies in the Arctic Ocean, is warmer than the South Pole which lies in the landmass of Antarctica.
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