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 .

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10 Facts About Europe

1.Europe is the second smallest continent in the world in terms of surface area with an area of 10,180,000 sq. km.

2.Mount Elbrus in Russia is the highest mountain in Europe.

3.Lake Balaton Hungary is the largest Lake in Europe.

4.Volga and Danube are the longest River in Europe.

5.The biggest European island is Great Britain.

Europe - Volga River

6.The European country with the highest number of volcanoes is Italy.

7.Europeans are living longer.Life expectancy in the European Union is rising.

8.Currency of Europe is Euro.

9.The First World War is supposed to have started in Europe, with the assassination of the archduke of Austria and involved almost the whole of Europe in it.

10.The largest city in Europe is Paris with a population of just under 10 million
people.The Vatican City is considered to be the smallest independent state in Europe.

10 Facts About South America

1.It is the fourth-largest continent in the world.

2.Amazon Basin in South America is considered to be the home of many resources which
include copper, iron ore, tin and oil.

3.River Amazon is one of the largest rivers in the world is situated here.

4.Santo del Angel,the highest waterfall in the world is situated here.

5.The continent is named after Americo Vespucci, the Italian explorer.

South America - Amazon Basin

6.Mount Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest mountain on the South American continent.

7.Most spoken language is Spanish.

8.Amazon Basin in South America is the world's largest and most famous rainforest.

9.In South America each country has their own currency.

10.South America is home to many interesting species of animals including parrots,
tarantulas, snakes, and mammals.

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10 Facts About Asia

1.It is the world's largest and most populous continent.

2.It covers about 60 percent of Earth's total land area.

3.Mount Everest is the highest mountain in Asia and also the highest mountain in the world.

4.Caspian Sea (salt lake) is the Largest Lake in Asia.

5.Yangtze in China is the Longest River in Asia.

Facts About Asia

6.Asia is the continent of diversity.

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

8.Asia divided into 6 subcontinents :
Central Asia,East Asia,North Asia,India Subcontinent,Southeast Asia,Southwest Asia

9.Asia is enormously rich in known mineral resources.

10.Mining is an important activity in most Asian countries.

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Facts About Australia

1.It is the smallest continent in the world but the sixth largest country in the world.

2.Canberra, the capital of Australia and Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia.

3.Lake Eyre is the largest Lake in Australia.

4.Murray-Darling river system is the Longest River in Australia.

 Facts About Australia

5.It is sometimes called the land "Down Under".This is because if u look on a map,it is located in the bottom of the Earth.

6.Koalas,Kangaroos and platypuses are the animals mostly found in Australia.

7.Sydney is the biggest city in Australia.The Sydney Opera House is made to look like the white sails of the ship.

8.Australia is completely surrounded by water on all sides and so referred as " Island Continent".

9.Its population density is one of the lowest in the whole world.

10.Australia has many natural resources which include natural gas and petroleum, diamonds, nickel, uranium, bauxite, coal, zinc, tin, iron ore, mineral sands, silver, lead, and tungsten.


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World Map,The Continents and the Oceans of the World

Seven Continents of the World

1.Africa - 10 Facts About Africa
2.Antarctica - 10 Facts About Antarctica
3.Asia - 10 Facts About Asia
4.Australia/Oceania - 10 Facts About Australia
5.Europe - 10 Facts About Europe
6.North America - 10 Facts About North America
7.South America.- 10 Facts About South America

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Oceans of the World

1.The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.The area of the Pacific ocean is greater than that of all of the continents combined, and it makes up nearly half of the area covered by the earth's oceans.

2.The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world.

3.The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world.

4.The Southern Ocean is the world's newest and fourth largest ocean.

5.The Arctic Ocean is the world's smallest ocean.

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