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Geography for Secondary Schools
Student’s Book Form One

The continents of the world are arranged by Unguja, Pemba, Mafia, and Mauritius in
size starting with the largest to the smallest. the Indian Ocean, and the Canaries in the
They can also be arranged from the smallest Atlantic Ocean are part of the African
to the largest continent depending on the continent.
purpose. Therefore, the following is the
description of continents based on the size
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from the largest to the smallest. North America
North America is the third largest continent
in size with an area of about 24.7 million
Asia square kilometres. It extends from 10°N
Asia is the largest continent. It covers to 80°N and from 60°W to 160°W. The
more than one third of the land surface of continent is bordered by the Pacific Ocean
the Earth. It is about 1.5 times the size of to the West, the Atlantic Ocean to the East,
Africa. Its total area is 44.6 million square and by the Arctic Ocean to the North. To
kilometres. The continent of Asia stretches the South, it is bordered by the continent
from 10° S to 78° N and from 30° E to of South America.
about 180° E. The continent is bordered
to the North by the Arctic Ocean, to the
East by the Pacific Ocean and on the South South America
by the Indian Ocean. To the West the Ural South America is the fourth largest continent
Mountains form the boundary between the in size, about half the size of Africa. Its area
continents of Asia and Europe, while to the is about 17.8 million square kilometres. It
South West, the continent is bordered by lies between 10° N and 50° S and between
Africa and separated by the Red Sea. 35° W and 80° W. The Atlantic Ocean

borders this continent to the East and the
Africa Pacific Ocean to the West. It is separated
from the continent of North America by
Africa is the second largest continent in size the Panama Isthmus.
with an area of about 30.3 million square
kilometres. Africa extends from 35°S to
37°N and from 15°W to 50°E. About three Antarctica
quarters of the area lies in the tropics. Africa Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in
is the only continent crossed by the three size, and it is about one-third the size of
tropics. The continent is crossed by the Africa. Its area is about 14 million square
Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the kilometres. It is located around the South
Tropic of Capricorn. Pole and almost all of it lies within latitude
Africa is bordered by the Mediterranean 66° S. It is surrounded by the Southern
Sea to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to Ocean. It is not inhabited by human beings
the West, the Indian Ocean to the East and because of the extreme low temperature
the Southern Ocean to the South. Islands below freezing point throughout the year.
such as Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoro,

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