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Countries and Continentsof the gifBy STF Members atThe Crossroads School
AfricaSecond largest continenton earth(30,065,000 Sq. Km)Most countries ofany other continentHome to The Sahara,the largest desert inthe world and The Nile,the longest river in theworldThe Sahara: covers 4,619,260 km2The Nile: 6695 kilometers longThere are over 1000 languagesspoken in Africahttp://www.ecdc-cari.org/countries/Africa Map.gif
North AmericaThird largestcontinent onearth(24,256,000 Sq. Km)Composed of23 countriesMost NorthAmericans speakFrench, Spanish, andEnglishOnly continent that has everykind of dRegions/WorldRegions.html
AsiaLargest continent in size and population(44,579,000 Sq. Km)Contains 47 countriesContains the world’s largest country, Russia, and the most populouscountry, ChinaThe Great Wall of China is the only man made structure that can be seenfrom spaceHome to Mt. Everest (on the border of Tibet and Nepal), the highest pointon earthMt. Everest is 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) ia/
EuropeSecond smallest continent in the world(9,938,000 Sq. Km)Home to the smallest country(Vatican City State)There are no deserts in EuropeContains mineral resources: coal,petroleum, natural gas,copper, lead, and tinhttp://www.knowledgerush.com/wiki image/b/bf/Europe-large.png
Oceania/AustraliaSmallest continent on earth(7,687,000 Sq. Km)Australia is known for it’s vast wildlifehome to rare species of animals including kangaroos“The Great Barrier Reef” is the world’s largest coral reef and is locatedoff the coast of Australiahttp://www.buddhism.org/map/loc-ausa.gif
AntarcticaThird smallest continent on earth(13,209,000 Sq. Km)The lowest point on Earth is on Antarctica located 8,327 ft(2,538 m) below sea levelThere are no countries in Antarctica. The U.S. and many othercountries operate science stations there, but no nationowns the landAntarctica is a desert due to its cold climateColdest, windiest, and driest 06/spotlight-antarctica-film-festivals-at.html
South AmericaFourth smallest continent onearth(17,819,000 Sq. Km)Home to The Andes: world’ssecond largest mountainrangeThe second largest riverThe Amazon also runsthrough South AmericaThe largest forest area in theworld is seen in SouthAmericahttp://www.beachcomberpete.com/south america/South America 3.gif
The following countries are just asampling of the many countries inthe world. They were handpicked byCrossroads students to demonstratediversity.
United StatesCapital: Washington D.C.Population: 313,232,044Official Language(s): EnglishNotable Facts: Gained independence from Britain in 1776 Mauna Kea in the state of Hawaii is the world’s tallestmountain if measured from where it starts at the bottom ofthe ocean Holds the world’s largest coal supplies
CanadaCapital: OttawaPopulation: 34,030,589Official Language(s): English andFrenchNotable Facts: 90% of the population lives within 160 kilometers of thesouthern border Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories Led by Queen Elizabeth Scott of England and GovernorGeneral David Johnston
Namibia Capital: Windhoek Population:2,147,585 Languages: Afrikaans,German, English It was the firstcountry to officiallyprotect theenvironment.
Chad Capital:N’Djamena Population:10,329,208 OfficialLanguages:French, Arabic Chad’sIndependenceDay is August11th
Madagascar Capital: AntananarivoPopulation: 21,926,221Official Languages: Malagasy, FrenchThe island of Madagascar is the fourthlargest island in the world
MOROCCO Capital: RabatPopulation: 31,951,412 peopleOfficial Language: ArabicNotable Facts: Many Moroccansspeak both Arabic and French
Zimbabwe Capital: Harare Population:12,084,304 Languages: English,Shona andSinadebele. Victoria Falls inZimbabwe is thelargest curtain offalling water
SudanCapital: KhartoumPopulation: 45,047,502Official Language(s):English and ArabicNotable Facts: Sudan was split uprecently and SouthSudan became itsown country. Land originally part ofthe United Kingdomuntil 1956 Sudan has 15 states
SouthSudanCapital: JubaPopulation: 8,260,490Official Language(s):English and ArabicNotable Facts: South Sudan’sindependence wasgranted on July 9,2011. South Sudan iscovered in tropicalforest, swamps, andgrassland. South Sudan is splitup into 10 states.
LibyaCapital: TripoliPopulation: 6,597,960Official Language(s): ArabicNotable Facts: In northern Africa Recently overthrew formerruler, Qadafi 22 districts Only country whoseflag is completelyone color: green
Country: TogoContinent:AfricaPopulation:6,771,993Capital: LomeOfficiallanguage:FrenchFun Fact: Togogained itsindependencefrom France in1960
EgyptThe capital of Egypt is Cairo;Egypt’s largest city.There are about 81,015,887people living in Egypt.Egypt is one of the mostpopulous countries in Africaand the Middle EastEgyptians speak Arabic.
RussiaThe capital of Russia isMoscow, and it is Russia’slargest city.There are about 142,905,208people living in Russia.The official language ofRussia is Russian.Russia is the largest countryin the world.
IndonesiaThe capital city of Indonesia isJakarta.237,424,363 people live inIndonesia.The official language ofIndonesia is Indonesian.Indonesia holds the world’ssecond highest level ofbiodiversity.
TurkeyThe capital city of Turkey isAnkaraThe population of Turkey is73,722,988A vast majority of thepopulation of Turkey isMuslim.The official language of Turkeyis Turkish.
Continent: EuropePopulation:503,302Capital:LuxembourgOfficial Language:LuxembourgishFun Fact:Luxembourg isone of thesmallest countriesin the worldLuxembourg
INDIA Capital: NewDelhi Population:1,170,938,000people OfficialLanguages/common languages:Hindi, English Notable Facts:Has the 2ndLargestPopulation
IRAN Capital:Tehran Population:73,973,630 OfficialLanguage:Persian NotableFacts:Persian hascharactersthat are readfrom right toleft!
IRAQ Capital: Baghdad Population: 32,030,823 Official Language:Arabic and Kurdish Notable Facts: Thelargest ethnic groupsare Arabs.
Spain Capital: Population:46,754,784 Languages: Spanish,Catalan, Galician,Basque Spain has manybeautiful coasts witha nice climate.
United Kingdom-Includes England,Scotland, Wales, andNorthern IrelandCapital: London-Population:62,262,000-Official Language:English-Other Languages:Irish, Scottish Gaelic,Scots, Welsh, Cornish
New Zealand Capital:Wellington Population:4,393,500 OfficialLanguages:English, Maori,NZ SignLanguage The Kiwi bird isthe national birdof New Zealand!
Bibliography taf.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara Desert 835918.htmlhttp://w3.shorecrest.org/ Anna //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt
North America Third largest continent on earth (24,256,000 Sq. Km) Composed of 23
