Sponsored by: By choosing to build from a pre-drawn plan â as opposed to hiring a residential architect to create a custom home â you've already taken a big step toward building a great home at the right price. But not all pre-drawn plans cost the same to build. You can still keep costs down and have a beautiful home by keeping several principles in mind. First, and most obviously, a larger home costs more to build and more to heat, cool, and maintain. That's why you'll find many smaller homes in this collection.
Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface; the oceans contain 96.5% of the Earth's water. The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 61% of all fresh water on Earth, is visible at the bottom. Condensed atmospheric water can be seen as clouds, contributing to the Earth's albedo.
70.9% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Of that, 97% is in the Earth's oceans, 2.4% are in polar ice caps and glaciers, and the remaining 0.6% is in the land surfaceâ¦ water areas of the Earth.