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Any circle drawn around the Earth

divides it into two equal halves called


hemispheres. There are generally
considered to be four
hemispheres: Northern, Southern,
Eastern, and Western. The Equator,
or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides
the Earth into the Northern and
Southern hemispheres.
Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It covers 9% of
the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area),
and has the longest coastline, at 62,800 ...
AFRICA

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous


continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km²
including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface
area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of
2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human
population.
Europe is a continent located
entirely in the Northern
Hemisphere and mostly in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's
tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres
and a plunge of 807 m. The waterfall drops over the edge
of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park,
a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region
of Bolívar State.
 ANDES
The Andes, running along South America's western
side, is among the world's longest mountain ranges.
Its varied terrain encompasses glaciers, volcanoes,
grassland, desert, lakes and forest. The mountains The Andes play a vital part in national
shelter pre-Columbian archaeological sites and economies, accounting for a significant
wildlife including chinchillas and condors. From proportion of the region's GDP,
Venezuela in the north, the range passes through providing large agricultural areas, mineral
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and resources, and water for agriculture,
Chile. hydroelectricity (Figure 1), domestic use,
and some of the largest business centres in
South America.5 Jun 2012
•There are several different types of rainforests. ...
•Rainforests cover less than 3 percent of the planet. ...
•The world's largest rainforest is the Amazon rainforest. ...
•Rainforests house more species of plants and animals
than any other terrestrial ecosystem. ...
•Much of the life in the rainforest is found in the trees

 AMAZON
As well as the vivid beauty that comes with great diversity

in keeping our planet healthy. By absorbing carbon


dioxide and releasing the oxygen that we depend on for
RAINFOREST
in plants and animals, rainforests also play a practical role

our survival. The absorption of this CO2 also helps to


stabilize the Earth's climate.

A rain forest is simply an area of tall, mostly evergreen


trees and a high amount of rainfall. ... A rainforest is an
area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of
rainfall. Rainforests are Earth's oldest living
ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for
at least 70 million years.
Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the
South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered
landmass. Most cruises to the continent visit the Antarctic
Peninsula, which stretches toward South America. It’s
known for the Lemaire Channel and Paradise Harbor,
striking, iceberg-flanked passageways, and Port Lockroy,
a former British research station turned museum. The
peninsula’s isolated terrain also shelters rich wildlife,
including many penguins.
One of the world's most incredible natural phenomena, the
Great Barrier Reef is a diverse marine wonderland and the
largest living structure on earth. Comprising beautiful coral
reefs, unspoiled islands and sandy corals cays, it provides
protective homes for thousands of sea creatures.

The Great Barrier Reef


BALANGKAS NG ARALIN
 HEOGRAPIYANG PANTAO SA ASYA
 HEOGRAPIYANG PANTAO SA EUROPE
 HEOGRAPIYANG PANTAO SA AFRICA
 HEOGRAPIYANG PANTAO SA HILAGA AT TIMOG AMERIKA
 HEOGRAPIYANG PANTAO SA AISTRALIA AT ACIANA

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