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 North
America is the
third largest
continent in size.
 North America is the
fourth largest
continent in
population.
 North America is
made up of 23
countries.
 Mexico
City is the
most populous city in
North America.
 New York City is the
second most
populous city in
North America.
 Population is
estimated to be 502
million.
 Highest
Point: Mount
McKinley in Alaska.
(20,322ft)
 Lowest Point: Death
Valley in California.
(282 ft below sea
level)
 North America makes
up 16.5% of Earth’s
land.
 Most
North
American’s speak
either English,
Spanish, or French.
 North America was
named after Amerigo
Vespucci.
 North America is the
only continent to
have every type of
climate.
 South
America is the
4th largest continent.
 South America ranks
5th in population.
 The estimated
population is around
386 million.
 South America is
home to many of the
Earth’s most amazing
landforms.
S.A. is home to the
worlds tallest waterfall.
(Angel Falls in
Venezuela)
 S.A. is home to the
worlds largest river by
volume. (The Amazon)
 S.A. is home to the
longest mountain
range. (The Andes)
 S.A. is home to the
largest rainforest. (The
Amazon Rainforest)
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S.A. is made up of 12
countries and 3
dependencies.
 A dependency is a
country that is owned
by another country.
 Brazil is by far the
largest country in S.A.
 Brazil covers more than
half of the continents
land area and
population.
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Europe is the 6th
largest continent in
size.
 Europe is the third
most populous
continent.
 Russia is the largest
country in both size
and population.
 Russia is located in
both Europe and Asia.
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The Ural Mountains
divide Europe and
Asia.
 Europe is the
birthplace of our
culture.
 Once upon a time
Europe controlled
North America, South
America, Oceania, and
large portions of Africa
and Asia.
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 Both World Wars
were
largely focused in
Europe.
 After the wars the
United States and the
Soviet Union became
the new
superpowers.
 Europe is made up of
50 countries.
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Africa is the world’s
second largest continent.
Africa is the world’s
second most populous
continent.
Africa has a population of
1.0 billion people.
Africa has 54 sovereign
states.
A sovereign state is a
state that can exist
without help from any
other state.
 Sudan
is the largest
country/state in
Africa.
 Nigeria has the
highest population
with over 145 million
people.
 Mt. Kilimanjaro is the
highest point in
Africa. (Over 19,000ft
tall.)
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Unfortunately the top 10
poorest countries in the
world are all located in
Africa.
Niger, Mali, and Uganda
are #1,2, and 3 for
highest birth rates in the
world.
6 of the driest places in
the world are located in
Africa.
The Nile is the longest
River in the world and it
is located in Africa.
3,000 kids die per day
in Africa from Malaria.
 About half of the
world’s diamonds
come from southern
and central Africa.
 Three of the world’s
largest gold producers
have their primary
operations in Africa .
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African elephants are the
largest living land
animals.
They can weigh up to 6-7
tons and drink over 160
liters of water a day.
Four of the five fastest
land animals live in
Africa.
The cheetah is the fastest
and can run at 60 mph.
There are about 2300
bird species in Africa.
Asia is the world’s
largest and most
populous continent.
 Population is around
3.9 billion people.
 During the 20th century
Asia’s population
nearly quadrupled.
 Asia is a culturally
diverse continent.
 Asia consists of 48
countries.
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The land area of Asia is
actually larger than the
land area of the moon.
More than 60% of the
world’s population lives in
Asia.
Most of the world’s tallest
mountain peaks are located
in Asia.
Mt. Everest is the world’s
tallest peak and is located
near the Nepal-China
border.
Mt. Everest is 29,029ft tall
and is part of the
Himalayas.
The largest man-made
structure, The Great
Wall of China, is
located in Asia.
 It is 5,500.3 miles long.
 The Great Wall of
China is visible from
space.
 2 countries in Asia hold
half of the continents
population. ???
 India and China.
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The main religions
practiced in the continent
are- Hinduism, Buddhism,
Taoism and Islam.
The three main financial
centers of Asia are Tokyo,
Hong Kong and Singapore.
China has shown massive
growth in their economy in
last ten years and it has
become the second largest
economy in the world after
the United States of
America.
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The primary use of the
term Oceania is to
describe a continental
region that lies between
Asia and the Americas,
with Australia as the
major land mass.
The name Oceania is
used, rather than
Australia, because unlike
the other continental
groupings, it is the ocean
rather than the continent
that links the nations
together.
 Oceania
is the
smallest continent in
terms of land size.
 Oceania is the 2nd
smallest in
population.
 Oceania has 14
countries and 25
dependencies.
 Oceania also has 28
official languages.
Oceania is usually
divided into 5 regions.
 Australia, New Zealand,
Polynesia, Micronesia,
and Melanesia.
 Polynesia- means many
islands.
 Melanesia- means the
black islands.
 Micronesia- means
small islands.
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 Antarctica
is almost
98% solid ice.
 It was finally
considered a
continent in 1840.
 Antarctica is claimed
by 7 different
countries.
 Many of these claims
are disputed by the
other countries.
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Antarctica is the coldest and
windiest spot on the planet.
The lowest temperature ever
recorded on Earth occurred
here.(-129.3 deg F)
Winds are commonly
measured at up to 200mph.
There is no official population
on Antarctica.
However, governmental
research stations have
scientists in them at all times.
Also, 37,000 tourists visited
the continent in 2010.