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Question
Give reasons.
Salinity is low in the land-locked Baltic Sea.
Give Reasons
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Solution
- The temperate zone is where the Baltic Sea is located.
- Because of the sun’s slanting rays, temperatures are lower in temperate zones.
- A greater amount of fresh water is available since the Baltic Sea receives the waters of several rivers.
- As a result, although though the Baltic Sea is landlocked, its salinity is low because of its large freshwater supply and low rate of evaporation.
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| Evaporation of water | Supply of freshwater | |||||
| Region | Latitude | Solar energy | Rainfall | River water | Snow water | Average salinity |
| Equatorial | 0° to 15° | High | Perennial | High | ________ | 34‰ |
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| Red Sea | _______ | _______ | _______ | _______ | 41‰ | |
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| Dead Sea | _______ | Very low | Very less | _______ | 332‰ | |
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