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The Seven Continents
Learn Facts about the Seven Continents. List the seven continents across the top of a piece of paper. Write any facts you learn about that continent under its name. Use the facts to write a riddle about each of the continents. Go to http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/continents.htm, http://www.factmonster.com, or other reference sources to for more information
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Antarctica,  | The only continent completely covered by ice |
| Asia | Is the only continent joined by two other continents |
Europe,  | contains 46 countries |
North America,  | is joined to Asia by ice in winter(Bering Sea) |
Australia,  | It's other name is Oceania |
South America,  | contains the southern most city (Puentas Arenas) |
Antarctica,  | the only continent that people don't live on permanently |
Asia,  | has the world's biggest nation (China) |
North America,  | Is the only continent that lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemisphers |
Australia,  | contains the fewest countries,(Australia,New Zeland, an Papua New Guinea |
South America,  | Contains the world's largest river system,(the Amazon River system) |
Asia,  | is the only continent where tigers are found in the wild |
North America,  | contains the world's largest fresh water lake,(Lake Superior) |
Continent,  | one of the largest land masses on earth |
Seven,  | the number of continents on earth |
Europe,  | goes as far north as the arctic circle and as far south as the Mediterranean Sea |
Australia,  | is the smallest continent,  |
| Asia | is the largest continent |
South America,  | contains 13 countries |
Africa,  | contains 53 counries |
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