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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.
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