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1 day ago · Europe, second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia). It occupies nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area. The long processes of history marked it off as the home of a distinctive civilization.
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Europe - Geography, Climate, People: A contrast exists...
- People
A scanty population of now-extinct hominin species (see...
- Geologic History
Europe - Geology, Tectonics, Plate Boundaries: The geologic...
- Europe Summary
World War II marked a waning of world power among the states...
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Europe - Trade, Manufacturing, Services: Europe was the...
- Climate
Europe - Climate, Regions, Weather: As Francis Bacon, the...
- Tourism
Europe - Tourism, Culture, History: The outstanding growth...
- Religions
Europe - Religions, Faiths, Beliefs: The majority of primary...
- Cenozoic Igneous Provinces
Europe - Cenozoic, Igneous, Provinces: From about 60 to 50...
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2 days ago · Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. Asia has both the highest and the lowest points on the surface of Earth, has the longest coastline of any continent, and is subject overall to the world’s widest climatic extremes.
1 day ago · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia ), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
2 days ago · Asia ( / ˈeɪʒə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈeɪʃə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [note 1] [10] [11] in the world by both land area and population. [11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [note 2] about 30% of Earth 's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
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5 days ago · The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military ...
3 days ago · In-depth and original editorial facts and list on the subject of world geography ... Continents. All Continents ... Countries. All Countries; US Maps; China Maps;
5 days ago · We’ve included a printable world map for kids, continent maps including North American, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, plus a United States of America map for kids learning states.
