Oceans and continents

•INRODUCTION:
-The world is home to millions of species and of course to every human alive. It has seven
continents, five oceans and about 200 countries.
-Earth's surface consists of large masses of land called continents and large bodies of
water called oceans.

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•OCEANS:

-The ocean is our life support system as the ocean regulates our climate, The World
Ocean accounts for 97% of all water that exists on our planet - the other
3 % is freshwater locked up in the ice caps, rivers and lakes. there is only
one World Ocean, one big water mass surrounding the seven continents,
however, the ocean has been divided into five ocean basins according to
geographic location and these basins are commonly referred to as the five
oceans.

-There are five oceans that cover just over 70% of our planet, and they are all connected
together.THEY ARE
1.Pacific Ocean
2.Atlantic Ocean
3.Indian Ocean
4.Southern Ocean
5.Arctic Ocean
1.PACIFIC OCEAN:The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean of the world and covers more than 30% of
the Earth’s surface.
The name ‘Pacific’ come from the Latin word ‘pacificus’ which means peaceful. Thus, Pacific Ocean
means ‘peaceful ocean’.
2.ATLANTIC OCEAN: The Atlantic is the second biggest ocean in the world and is between the
continents of America and Europe and Africa.The Atlantic Ocean is about half the size of the Pacific
Ocean and covers roughly 20% of the Earth’s surface. However it is growing in size as it is spreading
along the Mid-Atlantic Coasts.Sharks, such as this Thresher Shark swimming in the gulf stream, are
found in the waters of the Atlantic.
3.THE INDIAN OCEAN:The Indian Ocean is located between Africa and Austral-Asia. The waters of the
Indian Ocean provides the largest breeding grounds of the world for humpback whales.Also found
in the Indian ocean, a fish which was thought to be extinct was discovered there. The Coelacanth is
found in the warm waters off the Comoro islands .The Northern Indian Ocean also is the most
important transport route for oil as it connects the oil-rich countries of the Middle East Each with
Asia. Every day tankers are carrying a cargo of 17 million barrels of crude oil from the Persian Gulf
on its waters.
4.SOUTHERN OCEAN :The Southern Ocean is located around the South Pole across the Antarctic circle in
the Southern Hemisphere off Antarctica.The Southern Ocean is the home of Emperor Penguins and
Wandering Albatrosses.
5.ARCTIC OCEAN:The Arctic Ocean is located around the North Pole across the Arctic circle. There are
many polar bears living on the Arctic ice. The Arctic Ocean derives its name from the word ‘arktos’
which means ‘bear’ in Greek.
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•CONTINENTS:
-A continent is a large continuous mass of land regarded as a region by cultural cconvention.And also
any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria.
-THERE ARE SEVEN CONTINENTS THEY ARE:
1.Asia
2.Africa
3.North America
4.South America
5.Antarctica
6.Europe
7.Australia and Oceania
1.ASIA:
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-Asia is massive and covers around 30% of the Earth’s land area. No other continent has such varied
landscapes, wildlife and weather conditions. From the scorching deserts in the Middle East to ice-
covered parts of Russia where temperatures can drop below -60?C, Asia has it all. It is the world’s largest
and popular continent
2.AFRICA:
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-Africa is a vast continent spanning the Equator and containing more than fifty countries and many
different climate zones and landscapes.
3.NORTH AMERICA:
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-Huge cities with skyscrapers, crowds and man-made landscapes might be what comes to mind when
you think of North America.North America is a continent found entirely within the northern hemisphere.
4.SOUTH AMERICA:
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South America is a continent that has the world’s largest river by volume, the River Amazon; the longest
mountain range, the Andes; the highest navigable lake, Lake Titicaca; and the world’s highest waterfall,
Angel Falls in Venezuela.
5.ANTARTICA:
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Antarctica is a desert – but it’s not hot, it’s really, really cold. It’s called a desert because it hardly ever
rains.The South Pole is near the middle of Antarctica. That’s the very bottom of the planet. In parts of
Antarctica the winter temperature can be minus 60°C.Nobody lives in Antarctica permanently. Some
scientists stay there to work and carry out research. They may spend months indoors in the research
stations. When the weather gets bad, they are cut-off from the rest of the world.
6.EUROPE :
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Includes information about some of Europe’s significant landmarks.Some are built masterpieces such as
the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and the canal system supporting the wonderful architecture of the car-
free City of Venice, Italy; others are awe-inspiring natural wonders such as the the Matterhorn mountain
with it’s near-symmetrical pyramidal peak or the dramatic Mount Etna volcano on the island of Sicily,
Italy and the natural light show of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, visible from more northerly
latitudes of the world such as Lapland in Finland.
7.AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA:
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Oceania is a continent which is made up of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and many other
smaller islands. Oceania is home to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world, and
home to lots of ocean wildlife.
This scattered continent is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north, east and south; the Southern
Ocean to the south and the Indian Ocean to the west.