Did You Know?

The names of all continents both start and end with the same letter

Interestingly the names of all the continents end with the same letter with which they start.

It is believed that in past ,all continents were joined, this land area was called Pangaea .This area started to break up & got divided into 7 parts ,so today we have 7 continents .These continents are still moving away or moving close to each other. This is called continental drift or plate tectonics theory. For example Europe & North America are said to be moving 7 cm apart every year

ASIA

It is the largest continent and It covers one-third of earth’s surface.

Also it is the biggest in terms of population in the world. Half of the world population lives here. World’s two most populous countries, China & India are in this continent.

It has 30% of world land area & 60% of population.

It is the birth place of great religions – Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity.

It is also the place of great ancient civilizations- Chinese, Harrapan.

AFRICA

It is the second largest continent.

It is the home of the Nile ,the longest river in the world.

It is also the home of the Sahara, the largest desert in the world.

Africa is considered to be the place where the first human lived and learned to use tools.

AUSTRALIA

Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent in the world. It is also known as “island continent”.

Australia continent has only one country ,which is Australia itself.It lies entirely south of the equator and is called land down under.

Australia is home of three unique animals: platypus ,mammal that lays eggs, the kangaroo,which carries its young in a pouch,the emu ,a large bird that does not fly.

ANTARCTICA

Do you know the area of Antarctica continent keeps changing as per seasons! It is approximately 14.2 million square kilometers in summer, but during winter it almost doubles because of large amount of sea ice that forms along its periphery .

Antarctica is a frozen land area around the South Pole.It is also called “Frozen Continent” . Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on earth.

Antarctica has no cities, villages or farms.The only permanent settlements are research bases, where scientist from different countries come and reside & do different types of research.

EUROPE

In Europe , there are no deserts.It is the only continent without any deserts.

Both world wars were largely focused in Europe.

Major Animals of Europe-European tree frogs, Wild boars,Blue tit,Hedge hog,Roe Deer

NORTH AMERICA

North America was named after the explorer Americo Vespucci.

North America is the only continent that has every kind of climate

North America has five time zones.

The population density is approximately 22.9 per square kilometer, which is the largest for any continent in the world.

SOUTH AMERICA

Andes in South America, form the Second Highest Mountain System in the World next to the Himalayas(in Asia). They are Young Fold Mountains. Mt. Aconcagua is the Highest Peak (7,021 m) of The Andes.

The Angel Falls of South America ,is the Highest Waterfall in the World.

It also has the world’s largest river –Amazon (by volume of water).The name Amazon comes from Native American name for the river 'Amazunu' meaning 'big wave'.In length ,it is the second longest river in the world (6440 km)

South America is also the home of anaconda,one of the world's largest snakes.

Source: makemegenius.com