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 2 nd 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

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 2 nd 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 4 th 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.