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Geography for Secondary Schools
Student’s Book Form One
Europe 4. The continent that is located entirely

Europe is the sixth largest continent in in the Southern Hemisphere and
size, and it is about two-fifth the size of covered mostly by a massive ice sheet
Africa. It has an area of 10.1 million square is __________.
kilometres. The continent of Europe lies 5. __________ is the continent where
between 40° N and the Arctic Circle and you can find the Sahara, which is the
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between 10° W and 60° E. It lies to the world’s largest hot desert.
West of the continent of Asia. The Ural 6. The continent with countries such as
Mountains separate Europe from Asia. Canada, United States of America
To the North, it is bordered by the Arctic (USA), and Mexico is __________.
Ocean, to the West by the Atlantic Ocean,
and to the South by the Mediterranean Sea.
SECTION B: Answer the following

Australia questions
Australia is the smallest continent, and it 1. Give a short description of how
is about a quarter of the size of Africa. continents were formed.
It is about 8.5 million square kilometres. 2. Describe the geographical features of
Australia lies approximately between 10° Africa.
S and 40° S and 115° E and 150° E. The 3. Which continent do you currently
islands of New Zealand, in the Southeast reside in? Describe its geographical
of Australia, are part of the continent. The location.
continent is bordered by the Indian Ocean
to the West and the Pacific Ocean in the 4. Provide five benefits of geographical
North. In the East and South, it is bordered position of Tanzania within its
by the Southern Ocean. continent.

Exercise 4.1
Interaction between continental
SECTION A: Fill in the blanks with the landmasses and water bodies
correct names of the continents of the Some continental landmasses interact with
world water bodies. This interaction results in the
1. The largest continent, both in terms formation of different features like gulfs,
of land area and population, is. capes, peninsulas, Isthmus and straits. A
__________. gulf is a part of the ocean that penetrates a
2. __________ is recognised as the landmass. Examples of gulfs are the Persian
smallest continent, and it is commonly Gulf (Western Asia), the Gulf of Mexico,
referred to as the “island continent.” the Gulf of Bengal and the Gulf of Guinea.

3. __________ is the only continent that A strait is a narrow water path that separates
lies in both the Northern and Southern landmasses. Examples of straits are the
Hemispheres. Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco), Luzon Strait

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