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Continents and Oceans

North America

South America

Africa

Europe

Asia

Australia

Antarctica

Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Asia

•Largest continent in the world•About 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia •Home to the 2nd (China), 3rd (Japan), and 4th (India) biggest economies in the world•Borders three oceans (Arctic [to the north], Indian [to the south], and Pacific [to the east])

Africa•2nd largest continent in the world

•Borders two oceans (Atlantic [to the west], and Indian [to the east])

•Home to the world’s largest desert (Sahara)

•Home to the world’s longest river (Nile)

•Produces roughly 50% of the world’s diamonds

•Produces roughly 50% of the world’s gold

•Is home to roughly 10% of the world’s known oil supply

•Why did so many nations from other continents fight for control of land on this continent?

North America•Third largest continent

•Borders three oceans: (Atlantic [east], Pacific [west], and Arctic [north])

•Three main languages spoken: English, Spanish, French…why is that?

South America•4th largest continent

•Made up of 12 countries

•Located in the Southern Hemisphere

•Borders the Pacific Ocean (to the west), and the Atlantic Ocean (to the east)

•Two main languages spoken: Spanish and Portuguese

•Home to the largest river in the world (Amazon River), and the world’s largest tropical rainforest (Amazon)

Antarctica

•5th largest continent in the world

•Made up of ice

•Summer temperatures average about -30 degrees…in the summer!!

•It is so cold, dry, and barren, that no one lives there permanently (only scientific bases)

Europe•6th largest continent (2nd smallest)•Has been the center of much of Western Civilization throughout the history of mankind•Is designated as a continent (for political reasons), but it is actually a peninsula•Borders the Atlantic Ocean (to the west), and the Arctic Ocean (to the north)

Australia

•Smallest continent in the world

•Only continent that is also an island

•Australia is bordered by three oceans: the Indian (to the west), Pacific (to the east), and Southern (to the south)

Oceans

• Pacific• Atlantic• Indian• Southern• Arctic