Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about isotherms is correct?

  1. Isotherms always remain parallel to the latitude.

  2. In January, isotherms deviate to the south over the ocean and to the north over the continent.

  3. In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.

  4. In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent especially in the northern hemisphere.

  5. In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent especially in the southern hemisphere.
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Explanation

In the northern hemisphere the land surface area is much larger than in the southern hemisphere. Hence, the effects of land mass and the ocean currents are well pronounced. In January, the isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.

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