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Your World3rd Grade Social StudiesMary Kate McCleaf

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Facts About Australia:It is the smallest continentAustralia is the largest island in the worldAustralia only has one country and that is Australia itselfIt is divided by only 6 statesContains the most venomous snakes in the world

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AntarcticaFacts about Antarctica:Antarctica is a frozen land area around the south poleThis is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on earthThere are no cities or villages, only research basesAntarctica is mainly dry, this means it is a desert, which is hard to believe because it is so cold, but it is a cold desert.

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EuropeFacts about Europe:Europe is the second smallest continent, it is only about 4 million square milesThe largest city in Europe is Paris that contains about 10 million people Europe produces over 18% of the worlds oilEurope is the only continent with no deserts

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AsiaFacts about Asia:The worlds largest and most populated continent in the worldContains more than 60% of the worlds populationDivided into 6 sub-continents and 48 countries Asia had a wide variety of races, languages and cultures

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africaFacts about Africa:The second largest continentContains the largest desert, Sahara, and the longest river, Nile, in the worldThe equator passes through Africa so it receives direct sunlight and has a hot climate all year long.Africa is very rich is minerals, mainly diamonds and gold

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