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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SUBJECT- GEOGRAPHY
CLASS-VI
CH-2 OCEANS & CONTINENTS SUB TOPIC-2-CONTINENTS
LESSON NOTE
There are seven continents in the world.
Continents position Countries / features
Asia largest China, India and Himalaya
Africa Second largest Sahara Desert, river Nile
North America third USA, Canada, Rocky mt
South America fourth Brazil. Amazon forest & river
Antarctica fifth Coldest, driest
Europe sixth France, UK, Germany
Australia Seventh Island continent
These are large land masses separated by oceans. Europe and Asia are combinedly
also called the continent of Eurasia.
Besides these we also have small land bodies surrounded by water on all sides called
islands. India has two large island groups named as Andaman & Nicobar and
Lakshadweep islands.