The world is a sphere. It is shaped like a ball. Earth is divided into four hemisphere. They are the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Hemispheres. Every continent lies in at least two hemispheres.

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• The world is a sphere. It is shaped like
  a ball. Earth is divided into four hemisphere.
  They are the Northern, Southern, Western, and
  Eastern Hemispheres. Every continent lies in at
  least two hemispheres.

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• A continent is one of the seven main
  land areas on the Earth. Sometimes they can be a
  little confusing. Some are joined to each other,
  and some are completely surrounded by water. Some
  contain a lot of countries, and some only a few.

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• The seven continents are North America,
  South America, Africa, Asia, Australia,
  Antarctica, and Europe. The largest continent is
  Asia and the smallest one is Australia.

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• Africa is home to the largest desert and the
  longest river. Asia and Europe are the only two
  continents that are joined by land. Antarctica
  is covered in ice and is too cold for people to
  live on. North America is home to the worlds
  largest fresh water lake and is our home too.

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• There are four large bodies of salt water
  located on our planet. They are the Atlantic,
  Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. The Pacific Ocean
  is the largest while the Arctic Ocean is the
  smallest. Oceans cover about 70 of the Earths
  surface.

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Facts about the Continents
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Hemispheres
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Naming the Continents
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What is a Continent?
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Earths Oceans
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Table of Contents
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Index