Consider the following statements:1. Total land area of earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers.2. Ratio of land area to water area of earth is approximately 1 :4.3. Maximum Percentage of earth’s water is in the Pacific Ocean.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: a) 1 and 3
ExplanationStatement 1 is correct: The total land area of the Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers or 147.5 million square kilometers.The Earth’s surface area is about 510 million square kilometers, with land covering roughly 29% of it.Statement 2 is incorrect: About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water and 29% is land.This gives a land-to-water ratio of approximately 1:2.4 and not 1:4 as mentioned in the question.Statement 3 is correct: The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean, covering an area of about 168 million square ki- lometers.It contains the maximum percentage of Earth’s water, contributing significantly to the planet’s hydrosphere.105
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