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Question
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs:
List the continents according to size. Describe the two largest continents in detail.
Solution
Continents are very large landmasses that are surrounded by vast water bodies called oceans on all sides. They are the primary divisions of land. There are seven continents in the world.
Asia is the largest continent. It occupies about one-third of the land area of our planet. It is joined to the landmass of Europe and, thus, we use the term Eurasia for this combined landmass. The Ural Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea separate the two continents. We find oceans on three sides of this landmass. To its north lies the Arctic Ocean, to its east is the Pacific Ocean and to its south is the Indian Ocean.
Africa is the second-largest continent after Asia. It is surrounded by water bodies on all sides. In the north, the Mediterranean Sea separates it from Europe, and on its east is the Indian Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean in the west separates it from the two Americas. In Africa lies the largest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert.
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