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There are 7 seven continents of this planet earth. These continents only cover 1/3 rd area of the our world.
2/3rd part of this beautiful planet is covered with water. These continents are arranged according to their
area in kilometers respectively. Also the population and number of countries are given. The largest and
shortest continents with respect to area and population.
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Continent
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antartica
Europe
Australia

Area
44579000 sq. kms
30065000 sq. kms
24256000 sq. kms
17819000 sq. kms
14000000 sq. kms
9938000 sq. kms
7687000 sq. kms

Population
3,879,000,000
1,000,010,000
528,720,588
385,742,554
731,000,000
22,064,000

Countries
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The seven continents are Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, North America, South America and
Europe. It is seen that each continent has a special shape. Some of these continents are connected while the
water separates others.
ASIA
Asia being the largest of the continents covers around one-third of the worlds total land area. Asia is
known for its vast size and incomparable character. It stretches all the way east from Japan to the
Southeast Arabian Peninsula, which is more than 8500 kilometers away.
It is interesting to see the geographical composition of Asia. It encompasses the entire climate and
expanse, be it the equatorial rain forest or the arctic tundra. We also get to see the highest and the
lowest points of the Earths surface in Asia. The highest being, Mount Everest (8,848 meters) and the

lowest is the shore of the Dead Sea (397 meters below sea level).

AFRICA
Africa is the second largest of the continents, covers around 22% of the worlds land area. The Equator
intersects it and the expansive landmass covers the Sahara, which is the worlds largest desert, and the
Nile, the longest river on earth, as well as 53 nations.
Most of Africa is a desert region. This continent is basically divided into three regions, which are the
Northern Plateau, the Central and Southern Plateau, and the Eastern Highlands. This includes plains,
swampy coastal regions, lush tropical forests with Savannah's and hilly plateaus inland.
It is the home for many exotic large mammals, which include the zebras, giraffes, gazelles, elephants,
hippopotamuses, and rhinoceroses, antelopes and carnivores such as lions, leopards, hyenas, and panthers.
Africa is famous for its diamond, gold, uranium and copper mining.

NORTH AMERICA
North America is around twice the size of Europe. It stretches from the vast wintry environment of the
Arctic regions to the Yucatan Peninsula. America is sort of wedge shaped featuring an exceedingly irregular
coastline with many prominent offshore islands, including Greenland, which is the largest island in the
world. It is basically divided into five geographical regions.
The North American wildlife was once abundant but after people started inhabiting this land, the numbers
have decreased. The large mammals include several kinds of bear, bighorn sheep, caribou, deer, elk, and
antelope.
Bison, which had a population of about 60 million once, are now found only in protected herds. The Gila
monster and the beaded lizard of the southwestern United States and Mexico are the only poisonous lizards
in the world. We also get to see a great variety of coastal regions as well as the freshwater rivers and lakes of
North America. More than 1,700 species of birds live and breed on this continent.
North America has large deposits of many important minerals, including iron ore, copper, nickel, and
uranium. Coal is also found in eastern and western Canada and the United States. Worlds greatest
deposits of Petroleum and Natural Gas are seen in the State of Mexico.
The people are scattered and North America is culturally diverse.
SOUTH AMERICA
South America is the fourth largest continent of the world although it contains less than 12% of the
worlds population.
The Andes, worlds second largest mountain range is seen in South America. The second largest riverAmazon also runs through South America. The lowland consists mainly of the Amazon Basin, which is
covered in the equatorial region. These areas are of the wet tropical climate and have a dense cover of rain
forest. The largest forest area in the world is seen in South America.
South America has diverse mineral resources, like gold, silver, iron, bauxite, tin, lead and zinc many
of which have not been thoroughly exploited.

ANTARCTICA
Antarctica the sixth largest of the continents, is ice bound through out the year. Penguins and seals,
accompanied by a few invertebrates such as mites and ticksthe only land animals that can tolerate the low
temperatures, primarily inhabit it.
The marine life is rich and it includes krill, a shrimp like organism that is a food source for large numbers of
whales in the surrounding waters. Antarctica has no trees, flowering plants, or grasses. The sparse vegetation
is limited to about 350 species, which mostly encompass lichens, mosses and algae.
Antarctica is a true desert due to its extreme cold climate making it the coldest, windiest, and driest
continent. Its average temperature is around -50C (-58F), and the land is swept by hurricanes and the
annual rainfall is only around 50 millimeters a year.
This continent has no native civilization but the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Australia, New Zealand,
Chile, and Argentina have made territorial claims. Due to the climate it makes it impossible for people to
settle down here.
A current critical environmental issue concerning Antarctica is its ozone shield, which protects the
earths surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Measurements indicate that the ozone layer above
Antarctica has been reduced to a dangerous level.
EUROPE
Europe is the fifth largest of the continents. It is also conventionally known as "Europa". Europa was
the daughter of Phoenix in Greek mythology. Some say it is possibly from "Ereb", a Phoenician word for
sunset.
The Ural Mountains, the Ural River, part of the Caspian Sea, and the Caucasus Mountains forms the main
boundary between Europe and Asia. Lots of geographers also see the two continents as one and call it
EURASIA. Europe has a more or less a radial pattern of drainage. Most streams flow outward from the
core of the continent.
A wide variety of mineral resources are found in Europe, including coal, petroleum and natural gas,
copper, lead, and tin.
AUSTRALIA
Australia is the smallest of the seven continents. The interiors of the continent are predominantly plains. The
Southeast and the Southwest plains are the most densely settled areas of Australia. The climate of
Australia is variable, but weather extremes are rare. The Northern part of Australia has a monsoon sort of
climate while in the south it is temperate.
Australia is known for its vast wildlife with rare species and its known as the land of the kangaroos.
Aborigines are the original inhabitants of Australia. Australians are known to have an ethnic sort of origin.
One of the interesting features of Australia is the "Great Barrier Reef", which is the worlds largest
coral reef.