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My textbook, " Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories" say 9.6% of earth's land area is protected. It has a copyright date of 2007. It also notes that protected land in some countries, especially developing countries, are "paper parks" or "protected on paper but not in reality" then makes mentions to poaching and logging.
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What percent of the earth's land is US?
The United States occupies about 6.6% of the Earth's total land area.
Does Europe occupy about 15 percent of the Earth's land area?
NO.
What percentage of desert covers earth's land?
Yes, about 1/3 of the earth's land surface is covered by deserts.
What percent of the world's habitats are made up of desert?
About 33 percent of the land area of the earth is desert.
What percent of the earth does Europe cover?
two percent on the overall surface of earth.
What percent of the earth's land area does North America cover?
North America covers 16.3% of the Earth's surface.
What percent of America covers the world?
The United States covers about 7% of Earth's land area. Including all over Earth's surface area (land and water), the US covers about 2% of Earth's surface.
What percent of the earth is water and earth and what percent is land?
71% is water 29% is land
During the most recent ice age glaciers covered about what percent of the earth's land area?
During the most recent ice age, glaciers covered about 30% of the Earth's land area.
How big is the land on earth?
On Earth, 30 percent of the area is land. The land surface is approximately 150,000,000 sq. km or 57,500,000 sq. mi.
Does 35 percent of the earth's land mass consist of desert?
Yes, about one third (33-35%) of the earth's land surface is covered by deserts.
What percent of land is covered by forests?
Approximately 31% of the Earth's total land area is covered by forests.
