BY TAPAN GHARAT

THIRD YEAR

WHAT IS EARTH?Earth (or the Earth) is the third

planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the

eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the

World, the Blue Planet.

EARTH IS DIVIDED INTO 7 CONTINENTS THOSE ARE:

#1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km)

#2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km)

#3 The America - (24,256,000 sq km)

#4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km)

#5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km)

#6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km)

#7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km)

ON A WORLD MAPIT’S SHOWN AS

CLASSIFICATION OF CONTINENTS

1)ASIA

ASIA IS DIVIDED INTO:

Central Asia

Eastern Asia

Northern Asia

Southeastern Asia

Southern Asia

Western Asia

CENTRAL ASIA Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Eastern Asia Hong Kong

Japan

Macau

Mongolia

North Korea

People's Republic of China

Republic of China

South Korea

Northern Asia

• Russia

Southeastern Asia Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southern Asia Afghanistan Bangladesh Cambodia East Timor India Indonesia Laos Malaysia/Singapore Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam

2) Africa

SOUTH AFRICA CLASSIFIED INTO

Eastern Africa

Central Africa

Northern Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

Eastern Africa Burundi

Comoros

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mayotte

Mozambique

Reunion

Rwanda

Seychelles

Somalia

TanzaniaUnited Republic of

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Middle Africa Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo (Brazzaville)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Sao Tome and Principe

Northern Africa Algeria

Egypt

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Morroco

Sudan

Tunisia

Western Sahara

Southern Africa Botswana

Lesotho

Namibia

South Africa

Swaziland

Western Africa Benin

Burkina Faso

Cape Verde

Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Saint Helena

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

3) THE AMERICASIt is further classified into:

Northern America

South America

Central America

The Caribbean

North America Bermuda

Canada

Greenland

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

United States

South America Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

French Guiana

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Central America Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

The Caribbean Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Aruba

Bahamas

Barbados

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Haiti

Jamaica

Martinique

Monserrat

Netherlands Antilles

Puerto Rico

St. Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

Virgin Islands (US)

4) Antarctica

There are no Antarctic countries. Several countries have made territorial claims, ALTHOUGH 7 OF THEM ARE OFFICIALS WHO CLAIMS 8 TERRITORIES THOSE ARE:

British Antarctic Territory

(Overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

Ross Dependency

(Dependency of New Zealand)

Peter I Island

(Dependency of Norway)

Australian Antarctic Territory

(External territory of Australia)

Queen Maud Land

(Dependency of Norway)

Chilean Antarctic Territory

(Commune of Antártica Chilena Province)

Argentine Antarctica

(Department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands)

5)Europe

Europe is divided into: Albania

Andorra

Belarus

Bosnia

Croatia

European Union

Faroe Islands

Gibraltar

Guerney and Alderney

Iceland Jersey

Kosovo

Liechtenstein

Macedonia

Man, Island of

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Norway

Russia

San Marino

Serbia Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Vatican City State (Holy See)

However EUROPEAN UNION isdivided into: Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

6) Australia/Oceania

Subcontinents of australia: Australia

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

WORLD OCEANS

Name of the oceans:

#1 Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)

#2 Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)

#3 Indian (68,556,000 sq km)

#4 Southern (20,327,000 sq km)

#5 Arctic (14,056,000 sq km)