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Exploring the Continents
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Asia

• The largest and most diverse continent.
• Covers 30 of the land area on Earth.
• The greatest range of land elevation, the longest
  coastline, and the most extreme climates.

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Africa

• The second largest continent.
• Covers 1/5 of the total land surface of the
  earth.
• Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean,
  Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea.

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North America

• Third largest
• continent in the world.
• It covers 9,355,000 square miles.
• Alaska, United States, Mexico, Canada, and
  Greenland make up the continent.

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South America

• The fourth largest continent.
• The Rainforest and the Andes mountains are
  located in South America.
• South America has a tropical climate.

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Antarctica

• Antarctica is the world's fifth largest
  continent.
• Not many people live on the continent because of
  the harsh environmental conditions.
• Wildlife rangers, meteorologists, tradesmen and
  scientists work there for short periods of time
  conducting research.

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Europe

• Second smallest of the continents.
• Occupies 1/15 of the worlds area of land.
• Europe is bordered by the Artic Ocean, the
  Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

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Australia

• Australia is home to many animals such as the
  koala and the kangaroo.
• Australia is one of the largest countries on
  earth.
• Australia is the smallest, flattest, lowest, and
  driest continent.