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The Earth’s Climate and Terrain
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Tags: Earth Science, Earth's Climate, Earth's Terrain, Earth
The following is a concise list relating to the key features and aspects of the climate and terrain of the earth.
| | The most prominent features of the earth's climate are its two large polar regions, two narrow temperate zones, and a wide equatorial tropical to subtropical region. |
| | Precipitation patterns vary widely, ranging from several meters of water per year to less than a millimeter. |
| | Ocean currents are important factors in determining climate, particularly the spectacular thermohaline circulation which distributes heat energy from the equatorial oceans to the Polar Regions. |
| | The Earth's terrain can vary greatly from place to place. |
| | Covered with about 70% water, much of the Earth's continental shelf is below sea level. |
| | If all of the land on Earth were spread evenly, then water would rise higher than the Statue of Liberty.[14] The remaining 30% that is dry land has mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, etc. |
| | Currently the total arable land is 13.31% of the land surface, with only 4.71% supporting permanent crops. |
| | Close to 40% of the Earth's land surface is presently used for cropland and pasture, or an estimated 3.3 × 109 acres of cropland and 8.4 × 109 acres of pastureland. |
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