The document describes the seven continents and five oceans of the world. It provides details on the location and key facts about each continent. Asia is the largest continent and most populous. It is home to China, Mt. Everest, Burj Khalifa, Lake Baikal, and the Caspian Sea. Africa is the second largest continent and home to the Sahara desert, the Nile River, African elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, Nile crocodiles, and gorillas. North America is made up of 23 countries and includes Lake Superior and lion's mane jellyfish.

1. CONTINENTS AND OCEANS
Oceans - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the
hydrosphere.
1. Pacific Ocean - It extends from the Arctic the north to the Southern Ocean
in the south. It also borders Asia and Australia in the west, and North and South
America in the east.
2. Atlantic Ocean -It borders North America and South America to the east
and Africa and Europe to the west.
3. Indian Ocean -It borders Africa, Asia, and Australia. It covers about 20% of
water on the Earth’s surface.
4. Southern Ocean -The Southern Ocean was named in 2000. It is the fourth
largest ocean and it encircles Antarctica.
5. Arctic Ocean -It borders North America, Europe and Asia. Part of the year
it is covered by sea ice.
Continents - large landmasses of the earth.
1. Asia - is the world’s largest continent. The total area of Asia, including
Asian Russia (with the Caucasian isthmus) but excluding the island of New
Guinea, amounts to some 17,226,200 square miles (44,614,000 square km),
makes up nearly 1/3 of the Earth's land mass. It is made up of 48 countries. These
countries are very different and their cultures have little in common. 60 percent
of the world’s population lives here.
FACTS
1. Home of the most populous country (China).
2. Home of the highest mountain Mt. Everest (on the border of Tibet and Nepal)
3. Home of Burj Khalifa (Dubai), the tallest building of the world.
4. Home of Baikal Lake (Siberia), deepest lake.
5. Home of Caspian Sea, the largest lake.
2. Africa - it is made up of 54 countries. Second largest continent after Asia.
Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000
square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from
north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west.
FACTS
1. Home of the largest dessert (Sahara).
2. Home of the longest river in the world (Nile River).
3. Home of the largest land animal (African Elephant).
4. Home of the tallest animal (Giraffe).
5. Home of the fastest land animal (Cheetah).
6. Home of the largest reptile (Nile crocodile).
7. Home of the largest primate (Gorilla).
8. Home of the largest frog (Goliath Frog).
3. North America - third largest of the world’s continents, lying for the most part
between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. It extends for more than
5,000 miles (8,000 km) to within 500 miles (800 km) of both the Pole and
the Equator and has an east-west extent of 5,000 miles. It covers an area of
9,355,000 square miles (24,230,000 square km). Made up of 23 countries.
Facts
1. “America” named after Italian explorer “Amerigo Vespucci”.
2. Home of the largest fresh water lake (Lake Superior).
3. Home of the largest jellyfish (Lion’s Mane Jellyfish).

2. 4. South America - Fourth largest continent. South America has a total area of
about 6,878,000 square miles (17,814,000 square km), or roughly one-eighth of
the land surface of Earth. Made up of 12 countries.
Facts
1. Home of the second longest river after Nile River (Amazon River).
2. Home of the second highest point after Mt. Everest (Aconcagua).
3. Home of the world’s highest waterfall (Angel Falls of Venezuela).
4. Home of the driest place on earth (Atacama Desert).
5. Home of the world’s longest mountain range (The Andes).
5. Antarctica - It is the third smallest continent. It covers about 5.5 million
square miles (14.2 million square km), U.S. and other countries operate science
stations there, but no nation own the land. Antarctica is a desert due to its
climate. It is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent.
Facts
1. Home of the 90% ice on earth.
2. The only people live here are scientists.
6. Europe - In Europe there is the European Union. It is a government structure
that helps 28 of the European countries work together to deal with trade and
other aspects of the economy more effectively. Their common money system
includes the euro.
Facts
1. Home of Eiffel Tower (France).
2. Home of the smallest country (Vatican City).
3. There is no desert in Europe.
7 Australia - smallest continent on earth. (7, 687, 000 Sq. Km). Has the smallest
population, made up of a single country.
Facts
1. Home of the largest coral reef (Great Barrier Reef).
2. Home of Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus Giganteus).
3. Home of Australian Pelican (Pelecanus Conspicillatus).
4. Home of Dingo Fence (longest fence in the world and was built to stop
Dingoes from entering South - Eastern Australia).