the world continents
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The World Continents. By: Kelsey Cook. Seven World Continents. Asia Antarctica Australia North America South America Europe Africa. Asia. Population: 3,674,000,000 Number of Countries: 47 Continent with the largest land area. Highest point on earth at Mt. Everest : 29,028 ft. tall - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The World Continents
By: Kelsey Cook
Seven World Continents
Asia Antarctica Australia North America South America Europe Africa
Asia
Population: 3,674,000,000
Number of Countries: 47
Continent with the largest land area.
Highest point on earth at Mt. Everest : 29,028 ft. tall
Main Languages: Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi,
Javanese, Korean First traces of civilization are known to be found here.
Antarctica
Population: 0 (except for the scientists that live there temporarily.
Number of countries: 0
Coldest Temperature: -126 degrees Fahrenheit.
Only 2% of the continent is ice free.
Has the lowest point on Earth, covered with ice and is 8,327 ft. below sea level.
Australia
Population: 31,000,000 Number of Countries: 14 Main language: English The only continent with its own
capital. Capital: Canberra 1/3 of Australia is in the tropics. Most famous for the Australian
Outback which is the home to over 50 kinds of kangaroos and koala bears.
North America
Population: 483,000,000 Number of Countries: 23The highest point in North America is at Mt. McKinley in Alaska.Main languages: English, Spanish, and French.Foreign trade in North America is over one trillion dollars.Largest cities: Mexico city, New York city, Los Angeles, Chicago, Santo Domingo, Havana, Guadalajara, Houston, Philadelphia, Nezahualcoyotle, San Diego, Monterrey, Detroit, Montreal, Pueblo, Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio.
Venezuela
Uruguay
Suriname
Peru
Paraguay
GuyanaFrenchGuiana
Ecuador
Colombia
Chile
Brazil
Bolivia
Argentina
SouthAmerica
South America
Population: 342,000,000 Number of countries: 13Main languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and Native American languages.One fifth of the Worlds birds come from the Amazon rain forest which is located in South America.Famous for coffee, Colombia is the leading coffee producer in South America and in the world.Biggest River: Amazon River
Europe
Population: 342,000,000 Number of Countries: 43Largest cities: Moscow, London, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, BerlinEurope is the second smallest continent but it has the second largest population. Europe is not separated from Asia, it is divided by the Ural Mountains.The Euro is the standard currency.
Africa
Population: 778,000,000
Number of countries: 53
Largest Cities: Cairo, Egypt; Kinshasa, Zaire, and Alexandria, Egypt
Religions: Christianity, Islam, tribal religions, and Baha'i
Over 1000 religions are spoken in Africa.
Africa is 4 times the size of the United States.
References
Slide 7:
Text : http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/AFRICA/ahomepg.html
Sun set image: Microsoft Clip Art ONnline
Title Slide:
World Image: Microsoft Clip Art
Slides 1-7:
Text: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/Extremes.shtml
Text: http://library.thinkquest.org/J002719/home.html
Slide 1:
Asia Image: Microsoft Clip Art
Slide 2:
Snowflake and Antarctica Image: Microsoft Clip Art
Slide 3:
Kangaroo Image: Microsoft Clip Art
Slide 4:
Globe Image: Microsoft Clip Art
Flag Images: Microsoft Clip Art
Slide 5:
Chart: http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blrsouthamerica.htm
Slide 6:
Euro Image: Microsoft Clip Art
Countries Image: Microsoft Clip Art Online