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What do you think could be the approximate proportion of water to land in the Northern Hemisphere?

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What do you think could be the approximate proportion of water to land in the Northern Hemisphere? And in the Southern Hemisphere? Discuss in groups.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the approximate proportion of water to land is about 60% water to 40% land.

In the Southern Hemisphere, it is approximately 80% water to 20% land.

This can vary based on specific geographic features.

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