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Question
More than 70% of world’s fresh water is contained in
Options
A.Antarctica
B.Greenland
C.Glaciers and Mountains
D.Polar ice
Solution
Three fourth surface of earth (about 71% of total) is occupied by oceans which contains 97.5% of total water. This is marine water with about 3.5% sailt content. Rest water , ie., 2.5% is fresh water which occurs on land. Most amount of this water which (about 1.97%) occurs as Frozen ice caps and Glaciers and 0.5% fresh water occur as ground water.
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