Hydrosphere

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Lesson 8: Ecosystems

Hydrosphere

The region of the earth comprising water bodies is called hydrosphere. It covers ¾ of the earth’s surface. A major part of the hydrosphere is the marine ecosystem in the ocean, which only a small part is fresh water, human activities like deforestation, create serious changes in the hydrosphere.

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