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Has most number of countries – 53 countries. Has the world’s longest river - The Nile. Has the world’s largest desert - The Sahara. Is the hottest place on Earth – 136 degrees F. (Libya) BASIC FACTS
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Found in the northern hemisphere. Has world’s largest freshwater lake (Lake Superior). Has world’s largest active volcano – Mauna Loa (Hawaii) Has worlds largest Theme Park – Disney World. BASIC FACTS
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Has world’s longest mountain chain – The Andes. Hs world’s highest waterfall – Angel Falls (Venezuela). Leading producer of coffee worldwide. World’s driest place. BASIC FACTS
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The smallest continent. Separated from Asia by the Ural mountains. Has one money system for the countries – the Euro. World’s smallest country – Vatican City (size of our school). BASIC FACTS
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Largest continent in size. Has the largest population – China and India most populated countries. Has the tallest mountain in the world (Mt Everest). Has the world’s longest wall (China – 2000 miles) and railway line (Trans Siberian – 6000 miles). BASIC FACTS
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Is both a continent and a country. The world’s largest island. Mainly deserts and grasslands. As big as the US mainland with population smaller than Texas. BASIC FACTS
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Has no countries. Permanently covered with ice and snow. Mostly very windy and cold. Also contains the South Pole. BASIC FACTS
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