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1
Exploring the Continents
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Asia
  • The largest and most diverse continent.
  • Covers 30 of the land area on Earth.
  • The greatest range of land elevation, the longest
    coastline, and the most extreme climates.

3
Africa
  • The second largest continent.
  • Covers 1/5 of the total land surface of the
    earth.
  • Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean,
    Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea.

4
North America
  • Third largest
  • continent in the world.
  • It covers 9,355,000 square miles.
  • Alaska, United States, Mexico, Canada, and
    Greenland make up the continent.

5
South America
  • The fourth largest continent.
  • The Rainforest and the Andes mountains are
    located in South America.
  • South America has a tropical climate.

6
Antarctica
  • Antarctica is the world's fifth largest
    continent.
  • Not many people live on the continent because of
    the harsh environmental conditions.
  • Wildlife rangers, meteorologists, tradesmen and
    scientists work there for short periods of time
    conducting research.

7
Europe
  • Second smallest of the continents.
  • Occupies 1/15 of the worlds area of land.
  • Europe is bordered by the Artic Ocean, the
    Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

8
Australia
  • Australia is home to many animals such as the
    koala and the kangaroo.
  • Australia is one of the largest countries on
    earth.
  • Australia is the smallest, flattest, lowest, and
    driest continent.
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