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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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