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CONTINENTAL STATS

• Europe – is the smallest continent on the planet

• Has a wide variety of climates ranging from the tundra up North to the warm, dry shores of the Mediterranean

•The Chunnel is a tunnel that connects The United Kingdom and France.

• Northern Europe is rich in oil, coal, and natural gas

• The Mediterranean region is hilly and conducive to growing olives, grapes, and citrus fruits

• The total European population is 678.2 million people

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• The alps cut through Switzerland, creating a plateau to the north where most of the population resides

• The most recognizable point of the Alps is the Matterhorn seen above

• The peak of the Matterhorn reaches above 15,000 feet

• The Swiss are among the most environmentally conscious people in the world

• The Pyrenees Mountains create a natural physical barrier between France to the north and Spain to the south

• The mountains stretch from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea

• The area to the south of these mountains, Spain and Portugal, is known as the Iberian Peninsula

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• Foot & Mouth disease rampant in this region, spreading easily among hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, & deer

• Not a human health risk, but humans can carry the virus

• The U.K. has taken precautions by not only mass slaughtering infected livestock, but surrounding healthy animals as well

• The 9 week epidemic has ravaged Britain’s farming and rural tourism industry, and led to the slaughter of 2.2 million animals

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• North America has a varied climate due to its varied topography

• Canada is mostly snowbound and most of the population lives along the United States border

• The United States has two major mountain ranges: the Rockies, and the Appalachians. The Great Plains range between these

• The Sierra Madre Mountains run along the west coast of Mexico

• The highest point in North America is Mt. McKinley in Alaska, and the lowest point is Death Valley, California

• North America is rich in minerals and oil

• Central America and the Caribbean contain over 30 countries with numerous small islands

• The total population of North America is 437.2 million people

• Greenland has the lowest population density in the world with approximately .01 persons per square mile

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• The United States has an abundance of natural resources including coal and oil

• The U.S. is the #2 producer of oil in the world, and the #1 importer

• On a per capita basis the U.S. has the world’s worst emissions – Producing 20% of global carbon dioxide emissions with only 4% of the world’s population

• However, the U.S. does have environmental regulation with the EPA

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• Mexico City is the fourth largest city in the world with an estimated population of 19.8 million people

• An absence of environmental regulation in Mexico has led to its capital surrounded by one of the world’s worst air qualities

• Surrounding the city are some of the worlds most extensive oil, and mineral reserves

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• South America contains one of the World’s most important resources - the Amazonian rain forest

• The rain forest is a major source of oxygen and contains over half of all known living species

• The Amazon River is the second longest in the world and contains one fifth of the world’s fresh water

• The Andes Mountains run South down the west coast of South America and protect its central prairies

•South America has massive mineral resources

•The total population is 343.3 million people, most of whom live on the coasts

• The Andes Mountains are the principle system in South America

• It is one of the greatest mountain chains in the world with only the Himalayas reaching higher

• However, the Andes constitute the longest mountain system in the world, extending more than 5000 miles from the Caribbean Sea to the Tierra del Fuego

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• Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world at approximately 3,286,470 square miles

• Brazil also contains the world’s fifth largest city, Sao Paolo with a population of 17.9 million people

• Brazil houses the Amazon rain forest, however demands of agriculture are leading to its destruction

• The rain forest is destroyed at a rate of 1.5 square miles per hour

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• Africa is the second largest continent behind Asia

• The largest desert in the world, the Sahara, dominates its northern region

• Africa houses the world’s longest river – the Nile

• The highest point in Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro

• The total population of Africa is 697.3 million people

• Africa contains many different cultures, and also many ethnic conflicts

•Sierra Leone ranks at or near the bottom for countries in many categories including life expectancy, infant mortality, daily calorie intake, literacy, and human development index

• Sierra Leone has the lowest GDP per capita at $530

• Ranks third for highest infant mortality rate at 148.66 deaths (per 1000 births)

• Third in literacy rate at 21% Return to Africa

• Rwanda is located in east, central Africa and is surrounded by the Congo

• The Hutu and Tutsi are often considered to be two opposing ethnic groups in Rwanda

• Deep seated ethnic hatred erupted in 1994

• The Hutus have been accused of slaughtering 800,000 Tutsi civilians in an act of genocide

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• The Saharan Desert is one of many physical limitations present in Africa

• The entire continent is on a plateau, which raises quickly at the coasts making it difficult to reach the interior

• The coastline is relatively smooth, with few natural harbors, making rivers unable to be navigated from the sea

• However, Africa maintains an extensive wildlife population, with an accompanying safari industry

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rounding Australia such as Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Fiji

• Population – 27.1 million

• Largest Country – Australia, 3 million sq mi.

• Largest City: Sydney – Population 3.6 million

– flat & dry, population along coastal lowlands, especially in Southeast

• Continent – rich in gold, uranium, and iron ore

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• Asia often divided into North Asia, South Asia, and West Asia

• North Asia – Japan, China, Russian Federation, Mongolia, Kazakhstan

-Spreads from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

- North frozen wilderness, South vast desert

• South Asia – India, Burma, Indonesia, Philippines

-Dominated by the Himalayas, mountains to the North, beaches in the South

- Indonesia consists of over 13,000 volcanoes

• West Asia – Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman

-Also known as the Middle East lies between the Mediterranean to the Tigris and Euphrates

- Long been a center for religious and ethnic strife

- Most of the region is dry, arid desert, or rugged mountain to the east, contains the worlds richest oil fields

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• As you can see, Indonesia consists of numerous islands in the South Pacific

• As part of the “ring of fire”, Indonesia has the largest number of active volcanoes in the world

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Photo • The Ural Mountains serve as a physical barrier between Eastern Europe and Asia

• East of the Urals are vast areas of windswept grassland – the steppes – that stretch to the Pacific

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• The Hindu Kush is a physical barrier between the Middle East and China

• Displays the high mountainous and plateau region, containing dry arid climates

• Located in Afghanistan, it contributes to the widest temperature range in the world. Temperatures range from -58°F to 127ºF.

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• The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world

• Separate India and China, the countries with the two largest populations in the world, at approximately 1 billion people in each

• Contains Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world shared by China and Nepal

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• Oceania – consists of islands surrounding Australia such as Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Fiji

• Population – 27.1 million

• Largest Country – Australia, 3 million sq mi.

• Largest City: Sydney – Population 3.6 million

• Physical Geography – flat & dry, population along coastal lowlands, especially in Southeast

• Continent – rich in gold, uranium, and iron ore

• Largest City: Sydney – Population 3.6 million

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• Sydney, Australia’s largest and most famous city hosted the 2000 summer Olympics

• Harbour Bridge, new Opera House recognized worldwide

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Cortez, Ian. ed. World Reference Atlas. United States, Dorling Publishing Inc, 1998.

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