17 Facts about South America

South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world with glaciers,deserts and all types of landscapes and climate.It  is the home to many interesting species of animals and birds.World's one fifth of  the birds comes from here.

1.The world's Southern most city,Puentas Arenas is located in South America. 

2.The Amazon River in South America  is the second longest river in the world.It has the largest drainage basin in the world.

3.One of the world's greatest natural resource,the Amazon rainforest, got its name from the Amazon River which is the life force of the rainforest.It is the largest rainforest in the world.Also known as Amazonia.It is popularly described as the "Lungs of our Planet" because its vegetation continuously recycles carbon dioxide into oxygen and produces 20% of earth's oxygen.

4.Buenaventura, Colombia (with 267 DAYS rain per year), the wettest inhabited place on earth  is located in South America. 

5.The World's highest waterfall,Salto del Angel (Angel Falls), Venezuela is located in South America. 

6.Mount Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest mountain in South America. 

Andean Condor

7.Top 10 Rivers in South America:

1. Amazon River
2. Orinoco
3. Paraná River
4. Paraguay River
5. Rio Negro,, the largest blackwater river in the world.
6. Essequibo River
7. Madeira River
8. Río de la Plata(as a river it is the widest in the world )behaves as an estuary in which freshwater and seawater mix.
9. Marañón River
10. Japurá River

8.Colombia, in South America is the leading coffee producer in the World. 

9.Brazil  is the largest and the most populous country in South America.

10.The Salar de Uyuni is world's largest salt lake and one of Bolivia's top destinations.

11.Dinosaurs original footprints are preserved in  El parque cretácico(English:Dinosaur park).

12.Andean Condor in South America is the World's biggest flying bird.

13.The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world.The world's highest volcanoes are also in the Andes,South America.

14.List of 14 countries in South America and their capitals.

15.Main languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and many Native American Languages. 

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and others

Largest Cities: São Paulo, Bogotá, Lima, Rio de Janeiro,Caracas

16.Largest lakes in South America: Maracaibo, Titicaca, and PooPo.

17.Atacama desert in Chile,South America is the driest place on earth.

12 Facts about Asia

Asia is the world's largest continent in world covering 60 percent of Earth's total land area.

1.Asia is the most populous continent in the world with world's populous countries,China and India.It is the land of diversity.

2.Asia can be divided into 6 subcontinents :

1. Central Asia – Kazakhstan Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
2. East Asia – China, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, North and South Korea.
3. North Asia – Russia.
4. India Subcontinent – India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
5. Southeast Asia – Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
6. Southwest Asia – The Middle East including Turkey, Iran, Cyprus, Israel, and Lebanon.

3.Top Ten Tallest Mountains in Asia :
Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth and it is located in Asia.

Mount Everest

1. Everest -Nepal,Tibet
2. K2 - Pakistan,China
3. Kangchenjunga - Nepal,Sikkim, India
4. Lhotse - Nepal,Tibet, China
5. Makalu - Nepal,Tibet, China
6. Cho Oyu - Nepal,Tibet, China
7. Dhaulagiri - Nepal
8. Manaslu- Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat-Pakistan
10. Annapurna- Nepal

4.Top Ten longest rivers in Asia :

1. Yangtze 
2. Yellow River 
3. Lena River 
4. Mekong River 
5. Irtysh River 
6. Yenisei River 
7. Ob River 
8. Nizhnyaya Tunguska River 
9. Indus River
10. Brahmaputra River

5.Asia is located to the east of the Suez Canal, the Ural river, and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas.It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.

6.Asia’s most dominant financial centers are Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.

7.Asia is only continent joined by two other continents,Africa and Europe.

8.List of 50 countries in  Asia and their capitals. 

9.China is the world's biggest nation and it is located in Asia.

10.Asia is the only continent where tigers are found in the wild.

11.Caspian Sea is the Largest Salt Lake in Asia.

12.The Dead Sea or The Salt Sea is the lowest place on earth is situated in Asia.

What are the Seven Continents of the World?

A continent is a large continuous mass of land.The World is divided into seven Continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.

All the continents of the World, except Antarctica, are "wedge-shaped," wider at the north than at the south.The continents vary greatly in size and more than two-thirds of the world's continental land area lies north of the equator.

1. Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world.

Main Languages: Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi, Javanese, Korean 

Principal Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism 

Largest Cities: Seoul, Bombay, Jakarta, Tokyo, Shanghai Consisting Countries

2.Africa 

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world.

Main languages: Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba Oromo, Nguni, Igbo, Akan, Berber, and Malagasy 

Principle Religions: Christianity, Islam, tribal religions, and Baha'i 

Largest Cities: Cairo, Egypt; Kinshasa, Zaire, Alexandria, Egypt 

3.North America

North America is the third largest continent.

Main languages: English, French, Spanish

Principal Religions: Roman Catholics, Protestants, Islam, Eastern Orthodoxy

Largest Cities: Mexico city, New York city, Los Angeles, Chicago, Santo Domingo and more.

4.South America

South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world.

Main languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and many Native American Languages. 

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and others

Largest Cities: São Paulo, Bogotá, Lima, Rio de Janeiro,Caracas and more

5. Europe

Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. 

Main languages: Russian, German, French, English, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, Spanish, Romanian, Dutch, Serbo-Croatian

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism

Largest Cities: Moscow, London, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Berlin

6.Australia/Oceania

Australia is the smallest continent in the world

Main languages: English 

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodox Christianity 

Largest Cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, and Canberra-Queanbeyan

7.Antarctica  is the world's fifth-largest continent .