Some basic facts about all the continents?

Question

Hey guys, i have a geography test coming up and our teacher didn't really give us any revision work to study so can someone please give me some basic information about all the continents or anything you know that could help a little? And some information about the equators etc? Thanks heaps everyone, any input would be greatly appreciated xo

Answer 1

The best way for you to prepare is to go to these sites and read and research yourself. These sites will at least get you started.  Good Luck.

Africa, second-largest of the Earth's seven continents: Facts & Figures

http://africaguide.com/facts.htm

Australia, the island continent: Fabulous Facts about Australia

http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/

Antarctica, the frozen desert: Fascinating Facts about Antarctica

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica...

North America, the New World: North America - Continent facts

http://www.4cornersclub.com/adventure_tr...

South America, home of the mighty Amazon: Facts on South America

http://www.factsmonk.com/facts_on_south_...

Europe, a sub-continent of Eurasia: Here's some good information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe

http://www.factsmonk.com/20_facts_about_...

Asia, the largest continent and the other half of Eurasia: Facts About Asia

http://home.c2i.net/vegard_johansen/fact...

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/count...

Equator 0° – an imaginary line running east-west on maps and globes that divides the earth into two equal halves called the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere

Latitude Lines

- imaginary lines found on maps and globes that run east-west,

- are parallel to the equator

- measure the number of degrees north and south of the equator

- 0° to 90°N (North Pole) and  0° to 90°S (South Pole)

- Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2°N) and Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2°S)

Arctic Circle (66 1/2°N) and Antarctic Circle (66 1/2°S)

Prime Meridian 0° – an imaginary line running north-south on maps and globes (from pole to pole) that divides the earth into two equal halves called the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere

Longitude lines:

- imaginary lines found on maps and globes that run north-south,

- are curved lines that meet at the two poles

- measure the number of degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian 0° to 180°W (Western Hemisphere) and 0° to 180°E (Eastern Hemisphere)

- 180° (roughly - is changes a bit) is the International Date Line

- Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England