The seven continents are Asia‚ Australia‚ Africa‚ Antarctica‚ North America‚ South America and Europe. It is seen that each continent has a special shape. Some of these continents are connected while the water separates others. ASIA Asia being the largest of the continents covers around one-third of the world’s total land area. Asia is known for its vast size and incomparable character. It stretches all the way east from Japan to the Southeast Arabian Peninsula‚ which is more than 8500 kilometers
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The Myth of Continents‚ or How our Grade-School Teachers Distorted the Truth How many continents are there? It seems like a simple enough question‚ and most of us who grew up in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century come prepared with a pat answer to which we give little thought: “There are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica. Next question‚ please.” The official flag of the Olympic games‚ however‚ displays
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Lost Continent as an Epic What makes a story an epic? In the book‚ The Lost Continent written by Bill Bryson‚ Bill travels across the continent of North America starting in his hometown of Des Moines‚ Iowa. Bill Bryson explores each region of the North American continent from north to south and east to west. While traveling Bill Bryson is in search of a perfect small town. The Lost Continent is a journey traveling across North America with Bill Bryson as the hero and New England as the underworld
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of The Origin of Continents and Oceans‚ a book outlining the Continental Drift theory of Alfred Lothar Wegener‚ a German meteorologist‚ was published; expanded editions were published in 1920‚ 1922‚ and 1929. About 300 million years ago‚ claimed Wegener‚ the continents had formed a single mass‚ called Pangaea (from the Greek for "all the Earth"). Pangaea had split‚ and its pieces had been moving away from each other ever since. Wegener was not the first to suggest that the continents had once been connected
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Thought Book Review – The Myth of Continents In recent history‚ geographers have become concerned with matters of language‚ and the way in which they communicate and speak about the world. One of the most basic geographical building blocks that one learns is the concept of continents. Everyone learns that there are seven continents‚ which are simply large landmasses which are ‘separated’ from one another‚ ideally by oceans. Although this is what how continents are defined‚ we know this is not always
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AFRICA AS THE SECOND LARGE CONTINENT WHEN FOCUSING ON TELECOMMUNICATION‚ IT‚ RETAIL‚ MANUFACTURING‚ EDUCATION AND HEALTH INTRODUCTION Since the beginning of the new millennium Africa’s economic growth has gained momentum and between 2000 and 2010‚ the continent was the third fastest growing region globally. Africa is entering a new era as the world starts to look at the continent’s markets and business for opportunities. Africa seek partnerships with international investors that will help their
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A recent study shows that people living on the continent of North America suffer 9 times more chronic fatigue and 31 times more chronic depression than do people living on the continent of Asia. Interestingly‚ Asians‚ on average‚ eat 20 grams of soy per day‚ whereas North Americans eat virtually none. It turns out that soy contains phytochemicals called isoflavones‚ which have been found to possess disease–preventing properties. Thus‚ North Americans should consider eating soy on a regular basis
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Biological isolation‚ geological stability and an erratic climate helps to explain how everything in Australia and everything in it. Biological isolation shows how the flora and fauna can easily adapt‚ in the isolation from other previously connected continents. The geological stability has been quite common in recent years for Australia‚ because Australia is in the middle of a tectonic plate. An erratic climate affect majorly on reproductive cycles and the survival rate of flora and fauna. These factors
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ongoing projects that exist with Embrapa assistance and reaffirm that through this projects‚ the African Continent regards a solution for its major issues‚ such as poverty and hunger‚ as well as the benefits of it all to Brazil. 1. Africa ’s Demographic Data Africa is the third largest continent in the world‚ with approximately 30 millions square kilometers‚ is the second most populous continent‚ with about 900 million people and contains 54 independent countries (but there still are colonies such
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GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of standard of living. Being one of three components of HDI (Human Development Index) GDP can also be used to measure trends and patterns of income. Furthermore‚ GDP is very unevenly distributed between continents and within them. Therefore it is crucial to remember that from a general rule there always exceptions. From 1980 till 2009 global GDP value has increased significantly‚ however this increase was not linear. Between 1980 and 1985 there was a significant
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