Multiple Choice
The figure below shows the hypsometric curve for Earth.Which of the following can be concluded from the plot of this data?
A) Regions of high elevation (> 4 km) are common on Earth.
B) Most of the continents are between 0 and 1 km above sea level.
C) Elevations of -10 km to 8 km are nearly uniformly distributed across Earth's surface.
D) Most of the sea floor is more than 6 km below sea level.
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