WORLD CONTINENTS IN ORDER OF THEIR SIZES  

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WORLD CONTINENTS IN ORDER OF THEIR SIZES

1. The world is made of seven continents.
   Continent Size (km2)
   Asia 43,008,000
   Africa 30,335,000
   North America 25,349,000
   South America 17,611,000
   Antarctica 13,340,000
   Europe 10,498,000
   Australia 7,682,000

Location of continents in the world

POINTS TO NOTE

1. Africa is regarded as a cradle land of man because the skull of Zinjanthropus was discovered there by Dr. LSB Leakey.
2. Africa was regarded as a dark continent because little was known about it by the outside World.
3. Antarctica continent is too cold to support human life.
4. Australia is the smallest continent while Asia is the largest continent.
5. Continents were formed by continental drifting. AFRICA AS A CONTINENT
   • A continent is a large mass of land surrounded by water bodies.
   • Africa is located in the central region on the world map.
   • It is the second largest continent

The location of Africa on the world map is determined by:

• i) Water bodies surrounding it.
• ii) Latitudes and longitudes
• iii) Neighboring continents

• Africa is wide in the North and thinner in the South.
• Africa is surrounded by the following large water bodies.

• i) Mediterranean sea in the North.
• ii) Atlantic Ocean in the West.
• ii) Red Sea in the North East.
• iv) Indian Ocean in the East.