ASIA
Size: 44,579,000 sq. km
No. of countries: 48
Population: 4,436,224,000
It contains the world's largest country,
Russia, and the world's two most
populous countries, China and India
Asia houses the highest point on
earth - the summit of Mount Everest,
which is 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) tall
The continent is home to the 10
highest peaks in the world
The Great Wall of China is the only
man made structure that can be seen
from space
Asia saw the birth of two great
ancient civilisations - Harappan
civilisation and Chinese civilisation
AFRICA
Size: 30,221,532 sq km
No. of countries: 54
Population: 1,216,130,000
comprises 54 countries. It is the
hottest continent and home of the
world's largest desert, the Sahara,
occupying the 25% of the total area of
Africa.
Of the seven continents of
the world, Africa is the
second largest
The continents terrain was
inhabitable and remained
unknown for thousands of
years, earning it the name of
'Dark Continent'
The world's longest river --
the Nile -- and the world's
largest desert -- the Sahara
-- both are home in Africa
The world's hottest place --
Ethiopia -- is in Africa

The religions of Hinduism, Islam,
Buddhism, Christianity first began in
Asia
The major animals found in Asia are --
reticulated pythons, tiger, panda,
yaks, Indian rhinoceroses
Asia is the world’s largest continent both
by population and by land area.
Comprising of 30% of the world’s land
area, Asia borders the Pacific Ocean in
the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north, the
Indian Ocean in the south, and Europe to
the west.
The equator passes through
the middle of the Dark
Continent and it receives
direct sunlight throughout
the year
As per research evidence,
Africa is the place where
Homo sapiens originated
and then migrated to all the
other continents of the world
More than 50 per cent of the
world's gold and 95 per cent
of the world's diamonds
come from the mineral rich
continent of Africa
The world also gets 66 per
cent of its chocolate from
the Dark Continent

The climate of Asia is very diverse, and
ranges from arctic to tropical.
Africa hosts a large amount
of biological diversity, and is
home to more megafauna
(large animals) than
anywhere else in the world.
Examples of these animals
include elephants,
hippopotamuses,
rhinoceroses, and
giraffes.The major animals in
Africa include -- cheetah,
African elephant, lion, zebra,
Egyptian mongoose, giraffe,
addax

The Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean,

the Mediterranean Sea and the Red
Sea all surround Africa, to the east,
west, and north respectively.

Africa is extremely linguistically

diverse, with an estimated more
than two thousand languages
spoken.

The largest city in Africa is Lagos.

NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA

Size: 8,525,989 sq km Size: 17,840,000 sq km

No. of countries: 3 No. of countries: 12
Population: 39,901,000 Population: 422,535,000

comprises 12 countries. Here

is located the largest forest, the
Amazon rainforest, which
includes 23 countries led by the USA as the largest covers 30% of the South
economy in the world. America total area.
The world's largest
river as per water
North America has five time zones and
volume and the
is the only continent with every type of
second longest (6440
climate
km) -- the Amazon -- is
in South America
This continent houses
North America was named after the
the world's highest
explorer Americo Vespucci and is also
waterfalls -- the Angel
known as the "New World"
Falls

The world's largest

snake and the second
Of the seven continents of the world,
longest -- the green
North America's population density at
anaconda -- also
22.9 per square kilometre is the highest
resides in South
America
The highest volcanoes
of the world -- Mt.
The largest fresh water lake in the world
Cotopaxi and Mt.
-- Lake Superior - is located in this
Chimborazo -- are
continent
found on this
continent
 Brazil, the country
The world's third longest river - the which is the largest
Mississippi (3778 km) - is located in coffee producer in the
North America world, is in South
America

The major languages

When compared with the other spoken on this
continents, North America has the continent are
highest average per-person income Portuguese and
Spanish

The largest salt lake in

The average food intake of individuals the world -- Salar de
is the highest on this continent Uyuni (Uyuni salt flats)
-- is in South America

The world's highest

The world's largest economy, the USA, lake (3800 m) and
is a part of North America South America's
largest is Lake Titicaca
 Aftethe r Himalayas,
the Andes form the
second highest
mountain range in the
world. These young-
The world's largest producer of maize,
fold mountains are
what and soyabean is North America
located in South
America. Mt.
Aconcagua (7,021 m)
is the highest peak in
the Andes.

The world's largest sugar exporter South America is the

among the seven continents - Cuba - world’s fourth largest
also called the 'sugar bowl of the world' continent by land area,
is located in North America and the world’s third most
populous.

South America is
bordered by the Atlantic
The world's smallest owl - the Elf - is
found on this continent
Ocean in the east, the
Pacific Ocean in the west,
the Southern Ocean in
the south, and North
America in the north.

The moose and the elk, found in North South America is home to
America, are the first and second tallest amazing species of flora
animals on the continent and fauna, including
unique tropical birds and
monkeys.

The other major animals of North Brazil is the most

America are --brown bears, populated country in
hummingbirds, bald eagles, brown South America, followed
bears, bullfrogs
by Colombia and
Argentina.
 The most popular
language in South
America is Spanish,
although there is a high
number of Portuguese
speakers due to its status
as the official language of
Brazil. English is the
North America is the third largest continent official language in
in the world by land area. By population, it is Guyana, while Dutch is
the fourth largest. spoken in Suriname

Sometimes considered to be a subcontinent

of the Americas, North America is found
entirely in the northern hemisphere and is
bordered by the Arctic Ocean in the north,
the Atlantic ocean in the east, the Pacific
Ocean in the west, and South America to
the south.

North America is home to the longest land

border in the world, which is shared
between Canada the the United States.
The United States is the most populated
country in North America, followed by
Mexico.
nglish, Spanish, and French are the most
commonly spoken languages on the
continent, although there are a number of
minority languages as well.
ANTARCTICA EUROPE

Size: 14,000,000 sq km Size: 10,180,000 sq km

No. of countries: 0 No. of countries: 50
Population: 1,106 Population: 738,849,000

is the coldest continent in the

world, completely covered with
ice. There are no permanent
inhabitants, except of scientists Comprises 51 countries. It is the most developed
maintaining research stations in economically continent with the European Union as
Antarctica. the biggest economic and political union in the world.
Antarctica is not only
Europe and Asia are parts of the same
the coldest place on
major landmass -- Europe is separated
Earth but also the
from Asia by the Ural mountains and the
highest, driest,
Caspian Sea
windiest and emptiest
75 per cent of the
world's ice and 70 per
The highest mountain in this continent is
cent of the Earth's
Mt. Elbrus
fresh water is located
in Antarctica

It is also called the The Balkan ranges, Pyrenees, Apennines,

White Continent or the Cantabrian, and the Dinaric Alps are
Frozen Continent some of the major mountains in Europe

Before 1840, Antarctic

was called 'Terra Europe is surrounded by water on three
Australis Incognita' sides -- Mediterranean Sea in the south,
which meant 'the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and Arctic
unknown southern Ocean in the north
land'
Antarctica sees half a
year of light and half a
year of complete
darkness - summer
months of December
The world's smallest country, the Vatican
to February give 24
City, is in Europe
hours of light, while
the winter months of
late March to late
September are pitch
dark the whole day
Summer temperatures
in the Frozen Continent
are around -35 degree
C in the interior and 2 Some of the major rivers of Europe
degree C at the coasts. include Danube, Elbe, Loire, Oder,
In the winters, it is -70 Dnieper and Don
degree C in the interior
and 2 degree C at the
coasts
Antarctica saw the
coldest natural Finland, in Europe, is called the 'Land of
temperature ever Lakes' because melting ice sheets have
recorded on Earth was created a lot of lakes here
-89 degree C
Because of this sort of
extreme temperature
fluctuations, Antarctica
The longest rail route in the world is the
is larger in winters by
Trans-Siberian Rail Route located in
around 14.2 million
Europe which connects St Petersburg in
square kilometers than
the west and Vladivostok in the east.
in summers due to the
ice formation around
the periphery
Nothing can rot in the
icy waters of
Antarctica

Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark

together form the Scandinavian countrie

There are no time Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and Albania

zones on this continent are together called the Balkan states

The largest land

animal in Antarctica is
a 1.3 cm long insect Spain and Portugal form Iberia together
known as Belgica
Antarctica

The only permanent

settlements in
Antarctica are the
The Baltic states comprise Lithuania,
research bases where
Latvia and Estonia
scientists from
different countries
come to do their work

Penguins are home in

Antractica and Adelie
Great Britain and Ireland form the two
penguins are the most
main island groups of Europe
common kind found
here
 Ukraine's Steppe region is called the
'Granary of the world' or 'Bread Basket of
the world'
Antarctica is the fifth largest
continent by land area, and the
least populated continent.
Antarctica is an island, and is
completely surrounded by the
Southern Ocean.

Moscow is called the 'Port of Five Seas' as

through its rivers and canals, it connects
to five seas

Maize, barley, rice and oilseeds are the

major foodcrops of the continent

Three-fourth of the world's potatoes grow

in Europe

The Volga is the longest river in Europe

The second longest river of Europe, the

Danube, passes through five capital cities
of the

The major animals of Europe are -

hedgehog, roe deer, wild boards, blue tit,
the European tree frog
Europe is the world’s third most populated continent,
and the sixth largest continent by land area.

The Ural and Caucasus Mountains are

generally thought to be the eastern boundary
of Europe. The other borders of Europe
include the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
Sea to the south, the Arctic Ocean to the
north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Europe is home to more than 10% of the
world’s population.
AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA

Size: 8,525,989 sq km
No. of countries: 3
Population: 39,901,000

includes 14 countries. It is the least

populated continent after
Antarctica, only 0.3% of the total
Earth population live here.
Australia is the world's
smallest continent and is
also known as an 'island
continent' as it is
surrounded by water on
all sides
The official name of
Australia is the
Commonwealth of
Australia

The continent of Australia

is often called Sahul,
Australinea or Meganesia
to differentiate it from the
country of Australia

Australia lies entirely on

the south of the equator
and if often called the
country "down under"
The name Australia
comes from the Latin
word 'australis' meaning
'southern'

Of all the continents in

the world, Australia
stands at the top of wool
production and import.
This is because the sheep
population in the world's
smallest continent is 14
times that of its human
population

Austria is home to over

500 varieties of
eucalyptus trees

Two-thirds of Australia is
desert land
 The world's largest coral
reef -- the Great Barrier
Reef -- is around 2000
kilometres long

The unique animals of

Australia are -- koala,
platypus, wombat,
kangaroo, and echidna.

The term Oceania is also

used to describe this region
in order to differentiate it from
the country of Australia.
However, Oceania is not a
continent but is instead a
continental grouping

The climate of Australia

ranges from tropical, arid,
and hot in the north to milder
temperatures in the south

Interestingly, New Zealand is

not considered to be part of
Australia/Oceania but is
instead a submerged
continent of its own.