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    How Did Continents Form

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    The document discusses the seven continents of the world: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, and Australia. It provides brief descriptions of the key geographic and biological features of each continent, noting that Asia is the largest and most diverse, Africa has significant mineral resources, North America is rich in natural resources, South America is divided geologically, Europe has a radial drainage system, Antarctica is the coldest and windiest, and Australia is the smallest and home to unique fauna like kangaroos.

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    How Did Continents Form

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    The document discusses the seven continents of the world: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, and Australia. It provides brief descriptions of the key geographic and biological features of each continent, noting that Asia is the largest and most diverse, Africa has significant mineral resources, North America is rich in natural resources, South America is divided geologically, Europe has a radial drainage system, Antarctica is the coldest and windiest, and Australia is the smallest and home to unique fauna like kangaroos.

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    The document discusses the seven continents of the world: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, and Australia. It provides brief descriptions of the key geographic and biological features of each continent, noting that Asia is the largest and most diverse, Africa has significant mineral resources, North America is rich in natural resources, South America is divided geologically, Europe has a radial drainage system, Antarctica is the coldest and windiest, and Australia is the smallest and home to unique fauna like kangaroos.

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    Due to the merging of the land masses of the whole world, a supercontinent, better known as

    Pangea, was formed. Pangea comes from the Greek words "pan”, meaning all, and "gaea,"
    meaning earth. This is the idea of Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, who published it in
    1912. He put up the hypothesis of continental drift, which states that the land masses of the
    planet are gradually drifting away. This theory was first rejected because he could not provide a
    convincing explanation for continental drift. However, he provided evidence supporting his
    claim that the continents of South America and Africa neatly fit together, and he compared it to a
    jigsaw.
    Continents move an average of 2 cm yearly, and we now know that all of the continents are
    always moving at exactly the same speed. Tectonic plates also include continents. Over four
    billion years ago, as the outer crust of the planet solidified, it was created.

    The Seven Continents

    Asia is the biggest and most varied continent on earth. Asia has the highest and lowest points on
    Earth's surface, the longest coastline of any continent, and is generally subject to the largest
    range of climatic extremes. As a result, Asia supports the planet's greatest variety of plant and
    animal life. The people of Asia have also developed the widest range of human adaptations that
    can be found on any continent.

    Africa is the second-largest continent in the world (after Asia), generating around one-fifth of
    the planet's land area. A huge amount of the world's mineral resources, including some of the
    largest stocks of fossil fuels, metallic ores, jewels, and precious metals, are found in Africa. A
    wide variety of biological resources, such as the very lush equatorial rainforests of Central Africa
    and the famous wildlife populations of the eastern and southern regions of the continent,
    complement this wealth.

    North America is the third-largest continent in the world is primarily located between the
    Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. Some of the oldest rocks found on Earth can be found in
    North America. The continent is incredibly rich in natural resources, including an abundance of
    minerals, massive forests, enormous freshwater supplies, and some of the most productive soils
    on the planet. Due to this, North America has progressed economically to the point where its
    people now live in one of the most developed regions in the world.

    South America is the fourth-largest of the world’s continents. The geologic structure of South
    America is divided into two asymmetrical parts. Multiple stable shields that produce highland
    regions can be found in the larger, eastern part, separated by substantial basins (including the
    vast Amazon basin). The Andes Mountains cover almost the whole western region.

    Europe is the fifth largest continent and Europe's drainage system follows a roughly radial
    design. The majority of streams leave the continent's center and go outward. The main border
    between Europe and Asia is formed by the Caucasus Mountains, the Ural Mountains, the Ural
    River, and a portion of the Caspian Sea. Many geographers refer to the two continents
    collectively as Eurasia.

    Antarctica is the world’s southernmost and sixth continent. Antarctica is not only the world's
    southernmost continent; it is frequently referred to as a continent of superlatives. Furthermore, it
    is the tallest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent on the planet. There are no trees,
    flowering plants, or grasses in Antarctica. There are only a few species of vegetation, most of
    which are lichens, mosses, and algae.
    Australia is the smallest of the seven continents. A continent in the earth's south. Most of the
    continent's interior is made up of plains. Australia's most populated regions are the plains in the
    southeast and southwest. Australia is renowned for having a wide variety of uncommon types of
    fauna and for being the home of kangaroos.

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