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1. SOCIAL STUDIES WORKSHOP - III TERM
NAME: _____________________________________________________GRADE: 5_______ DATE: ______________
TOPIC: _____________________________________________ TEACHER: ___________________________________
We are going to identify the places of the fun facts. You have to write the number of the fact in the map. You can use arrows.

2. Whenlookingforinterestinggeographyfacts,we foundsome really fun continent facts and interesting facts about the world's countries and people. Let’s start with the simple fact, that
there are sevencontinentsonourplanetEarth.The continentsvaryinsize and populationnumber.Mostprobablyyoualready knowthat there are more than 7 billion people living on the
seven continents combined. For more specific info on the continents click here and check our blue info boxes.
1. Which continent has the world's highest mountains? Asia. The Himalayan mountains are the highest in the world.
2. Which continent has the most countries? Africa includes 54 countries.
3. Which continent has the longest mountain range? South America's Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.
4. Which is the world's largest ocean? Pacific Ocean
5. Which is the planet's longest river? Nile 6,853km/4,258miles
6. The earth's tallest Mountain? Mount Everest in the Himalayas: 8,850 metres/29,035ft
7. Lowest point on the earth’s surface? The Dead Sea lies 409 metres below sea level.
8. The world's highest waterfalls? Angel Falls in Venezuela: 979 metres/3,212ft
9. Which is the world's deepest lake? Lake Baikal in Siberia/Russia with 1,642metres/5,387ft.
10. The planet's biggest lake? Caspian Sea with an average depth of 211metres/690ft. Borders with Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.
11. Which country has the most islands? Canada with more than 300,000 islands.
12. The world's largest island? Greenland, which is almost four times smaller than the island of Australia. However, Australia is commonly referred to as a continent and not of an
island.
13. Whichlanguage isspokenbythe most people? MandarinChinese isspokenbyaboutone billionpeople.There isnoalphabetbut'characters'(signsandsymbols) The children learn
to write Chinese at school and more than 4,000 of these have to be learnt by heart, practised and memorised.
14. Which is the world's largest country? The world's largest country is Russia (17,075,400sq km). So it's no wonder Russia is also the country with the most land borders as the huge
country borders 14 neighbouring countries.
15. Whichis the world'ssmallest country? The world's smallest country is Vatican City (0.44sq km). But it's not only the smallest country by size but also by population! Only around
800 people live in Vatican City. The state is ruled by the Pope.
16. Which is the country with the largest population? In China live more than 1.3 billion people. China is also home of the largest city in the world, Shanghai. More than 26 million
people live and work in this city.
17. Whichis the mostsparselypopulatedcountryinthe world?NamibiainSouthernAfrica.There only2people per sq km, as people mainly live in Namibia's capital Windhoek and in
small towns or on farms.
18. Whichis the mostdenselypopulatedcountry in the world? Monaco is the country with the highest population density. More than 16,000 people live there per sq km. Monaco is
the second smallest country in the world and borders France and the Mediterrean Sea. It has one of the most famous car racing tracks in the world too!
19. Identify the country where you live.
20. Identify one country that you want to visit.
source: http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/geography-facts.html