Post on 27-Dec-2015
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• The biggest chunks of land surrounded by water.
• We have 7 : Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe,
North America, and South America.
• 5th largest continent
• Coldest continent because it surrounds the South Pole
• Doesn’t have many different types of animals that we are used to, but has animals like penguins, seals, and whales that love the cold climate.
• Largest Continent in the World.
• Counts for 3/5 of the worlds population.
• Familiar Countries in Asia: Japan, Korea, Egypt, & China.
• Asia has all kinds of animals that we don’t get to have here too…
• China : Giant Panda
• Siberia: Reindeer
• India: Cobras
• Only Continent that is an island (only water touches it)
• Smallest Continent on the earth
• Australia has the most animals that are not found anywhere else in the world but there…
The Outback
The Land Down Under
• Kangaroos
• Koalas
• Tasmanian Devil, like Taz on the Looney Tunes.
• 2nd Smallest Continent
• Gorgeous countries like Italy, France, England, & Russia.
• Leaning Tower of
Pisa in Italy
• England’s Flag
• France has the Eiffel Tower
• Where we live!
• Also includes : Mexico & Canada
• 2nd Largest continent in the world.
• Have a wide variety of animals, from polar & grizzly bears, to wolves & coyotes, to dogs & cats.
• Our State & our State Flag
• Has the world’s 2nd longest river : The Amazon River
• Lies right along the equator, making
this continent very warm all year long.
• Have unique monkeys and bats are
very familiar to this continent:
• Has some of the largest birds, like Flamingos