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Continents
There are a total of seven continents on earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. This category should contain questions regarding the continents.
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What is the driest continent on Earth?
Antartica is not only the coldest and windiest continent on earth, but is also the driest continent on the planet, with an average precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland, and is actually considered a desert. The many layers of ice and snow that have built up can be misleading, causing people to question it being the driest continent. But, because the snow and ice never melt, the accumulation never disipates, so it gets a bit larger each year.
Antarctica has no permanent residents, but has between 1,000 and 5,000 people there throughout the year at various research stations.
What is the giant super continent called?
Before all of our continents split apart, due to tectonic activity, they were all together. Because of this, they were just one continent, called Pangea, which was a super continent. Evidence has proved that the continent did exist, because the same species of animals have been found all over the world.
What is Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about the continents?
Alfred's hypothesis was that all the continents were a big land mass which he called Pangaea because if you see a world map it is like a jigsaw puzzle and other evidence is that some animal fossils were on other continents. Also the same rock range was found on different continents.
Continents grow through a process called continental drift, where tectonic plates move and collide. As plates converge, they can create mountain ranges and add landmass to existing continents. This process takes millions of years to occur.
How many square kilometers are in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has a total land area of approximately 147,570 square kilometers.
What are the two continents in the world with the largest land areas?
Asia is the largest
Africa is the second largest
Which plate is covering most of two continents and what continents?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate, covering parts of the Pacific Ocean basin as well as parts of the continents of North America and Asia.
Algeria is a country located on the continent of Africa. It is the largest country in Africa by land area and is bordered by several other African countries as well as the Mediterranean Sea.
Is Europe closer to the equator than North America?
Africa.
Because the equator goes through it whereas it doesn't go through the US.
I guess you'd have to say that Africa is 'closer', because the equator crosses Africa but it doesn't cross the US.
But it feels like there's something bogus about the comparison ... Africa is also more than 3 times the size of the US.
What is the middle-sized continent?
Either South America (18 million km2) or Antarctica (14 million km2) might be considered "medium sized."
Australia and Europe are smaller, North America and Africa are larger, and Asia is much larger.
What River is cut into two fairly equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn?
The Limpopo River is cut into two fairly equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn. This river flows through southern Africa, forming the border between South Africa and Botswana, and then between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Is the continent of Australia drifting north or south?
The continent of Australia is moving north about 7 centimeters per year due to tectonic plate movement.
Who named the white continent?
The term 'White Continent' was used in the title of a book by historian Thomas R. Henry who wrote about Antarctica. Antarctica is situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle.
Asia designates the continent where Tsina is located. The proper name of place represents the translation from English to Tagalog of "China." The pronunciation will be "TCHEE-na" in Tagalog.
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Top 50 coldest places in the world?
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Location
Temperature Extreme (F)
1.Vostok, Antarctica-128.62.Plateau Station, Antarctica-119.23.Oymyakon, Russia-96.04.Verkhoyansk, Russia-89.85.Northice, Greenland-86.86.Eismitte, Greenland-84.87.Snag,Yukon, Canada-81.48.Prospect Creek, Alaska, US-79.89.Fort Selkirk, Yukon, Canada-74.010.Rogers Pass, Montana, US
Is Enderby Land nearer to Australia Africa or South America?
Enderby Land is nearer to Australia than it is to Africa or South America. It is a region of Antarctica located in the Australian Antarctic Territory in the southern Indian Ocean.
What are the evidences of the movents of the continents?
The evidence that the continents are moving today is actually just a theory, but is accepted to be true. This theory is known as Continental Drift and is described as the continents belonging to tectonic plates, which are basically floating on the Earth's surface. Evidence to prove such is that the continents all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and related or the same plant or animal species are located on separated continents, suggesting that they were all once connected to allow the animals to roam and the plants to spread. If they have moved in the past, they must still be moving today, and there are projected paths the continents are taking.
What are the two continents entirely north of the equator?
The 2 Continents That are completely north the equator are Europe and North America
What is the smallest to largest continents in the world?
According to the US and general European system of "seven" continents, they are arranged as : # Asia # Africa # North America # South America # Antarctica # Europe # Australia (aka Oceania or Australasia)
Is china on a destructive plate boundary?
Yes, China is located on a destructive plate boundary known as the convergent boundary. This boundary is where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other, resulting in subduction and the formation of mountain ranges like the Himalayas.
What two continents does the Prime Meridian pass thorugh?
The continents that the Prime Meridian passes through are Europe, Africa, and Antarctica.
The continent which has every type of climate is?
The continent that has every type of climate is Asia. It has a wide range of climates from tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia to harsh deserts in Central Asia, and from arctic conditions in Siberia to Mediterranean climates in the Middle East.
Yes, Alfred Wegener observed that the coastlines of South America and Africa appeared to fit together like puzzle pieces. This observation was a key piece of evidence in support of his theory of continental drift, which proposed that the continents were once connected as a single landmass before drifting apart over time.
