Transcript Africa - Room 205

The 7 Continents
By Room 205
Africa
by: Nyshita Chalasani, Irena
Kang and Casey Wheeler
Location
Africa is both north and south of the equator.
Africa is bordered by the Indian ocean on the
east and the Atlantic ocean on the west.
Climate
• Africa has wet and dry seasons. Most of Africa
is hot. Africa is hot because it’s near the
equator. Its a little colder near the south pole.
Land forms
• Africa is the 2nd largest continent.
• It has the Sahara Desert.
• There are rain forests and mountains.
Countries
• 53 countries in Africa. Some countries are
such as Egypt, Algeria, Morrocco, Libya,
Tunisia.
People
Many children don’t go to school. 689 million
people live there. There are lots of farmers and
herders.
Antarctica
By Zoe D’Elia, Natalie
Salib and Kavin
Udayaprakash,
Location
• Antarctica is located at the south pole.
• The Southern ocean is around Antarctica.
Climate
• The temperature rarely gets above
freezing.
• Antarctica is an ice cap two miles
thick.
• Only two percent of the continent is
not covered with ice.
Land
forms
Antarctica is surrounded by one
ocean, the Southern Ocean.
The Southern Ocean is made up of
many different oceans: the
Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian
Oceans.
Asia
By Grace Bridges, Wesley LePoer and Max
Martin
Location
• Africa and Europe are to the west and the
Pacific ocean is to the east.
CLIMATE
• Some areas are hot and some are cold.
• There are cold deserts in Asia. There are
steamy tropic deserts in Asia. There is a lot of
wind in Asia.
Land forms and Landmarks
• The Great wall of China is in Asia.
• There are cold deserts in the central
and Northern parts of Asia.
Australia
By Ella Glasgow, Alex
Michael and Veronica
Njuguna
LOCATION
• Australia is southeast of Asia
Climate
• Warm and rainy seasons in the tropical areas
of Australia
• Dry and hot in the desert areas of Australia
People
People
Countries
• Australia is the only continent
that is a country.
Australia is the smallest
continent.
• Australia has 6 states and
two territories. Canberra is
the capital of Australia.
Europe
By Maxie Cabrera, Brooke
Felton and Akash Rijhingisani
Location
• Europe is north of the
equator.
• The Mediterranean sea is to
the south.
• Asia is to the east.
• The Atlantic ocean is to the
west.
Climate
Europe has many different
climates.
Mild summers
Lots of rain or snow
Landforms
• Europe is the 2nd smallest continent.
• It has the second longest river in Europe
named Danube.
• Europe is a cluster of islands and peninsulas.
• The Alpine mountain system contains the
highest mountains in Europe.
• It has the longest river named Volga.
Climate
• South America has many different climates.
• The rainforest regions are wet and hot.
Land forms
• South America is the 4th largest continent.
• The Amazon river is the longest river in South
America.
• South America has tropical rain forests.
North America
By Miranda Antonelli and Katherine Tovar
Location
North America is the third largest of seven
Continents. North America is bordered by the
Atlantic ocean to the east and the Pacific ocean
to the west. The northern part of the continent
is near the north pole.
Climate
• It’s icy in the far north.
• It gets hot and wet
near the south.