Looking at global temperature distributions, it is seen that:

A) temperatures over land are colder than those over water at the same latitude in winter.
B) temperatures increase poleward.
C) the latitudinal temperature gradient is weakest in the hemisphere experiencing winter.
D) it is difficult to explain the behavior of isotherms over the continents.


Answer: A

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