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90% of the world population lives in ______________.
  1. Southern hemisphere
  2. Western hemisphere
  3. Northern hemisphere
  4. Eastern hemisphere

A
Western hemisphere
B
Northern hemisphere
C
Eastern hemisphere
D
Southern hemisphere
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  • The Northern Hemisphere is home to approximately 6.57 billion persons which is around 88-90% of the earth's total human population of 7.3 billion persons.
  • Its surface is 60.7% water, compared with 80.9% water in the case of the Southern Hemisphere, and it contains 67.3% of Earth's land.

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