Geography (English Medium) - Geography (Grade 6-9) - Saumya Aloysius

There are seven continents as shown in the image given below −

The following table illustrates some basic facts of all the continents −

Continent	Area (km2)	% of Total Land Mass	Population	% of Total Population	Density Per Sq. km
Asia	43,820,000	29.5	4,164,252,000	60	95
Africa	30,370,000	20.4	1,022,234,000	15	33.7
North America	24,490,000	16.5	542,056,000	8	22.1
South America	17,840,000	12	392,555,000	6	22
Europe	10,180,000	6.8	738,199,000	11	72.5
Australia	9,008,500	5.9	29,127,000	0.4	3.2
Antarctica	13,720,000	9.2	4,490 (not native population at all)	0	0.0003

The Following table illustrates the Extremes of the Continents −

Continent	Highest Point	Elevation in Meter	Location	Lowest Point	Elevation in Meter	Location
Asia	Mt. Everest	8,848	Nepal	Dead Sea	-427	Israel & Jordan
Africa	Mt Kilimanjaro	5,895	Tanzania	Lake Assal	-155	Djibouti
North America	Mt. McKinley (Denali)	6,198	Alaska (USA)	Death Valley	-86	California (USA)
South America	Aconcagua	6,960	Argentina	Laguna del Carbon	-105	Argentina
Europe	Mt. Elbrus	5,642	Russia	Caspian Sea	-28	In the Russia Part
Australia	Puncak Jaya	4,884	Indonesia	Lake Eyre	-15	Australia
Antarctica	Vinson Massif	4,892	Antarctica	Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills	-50	Antarctica

The following table enlists the major Rivers of the world −

River	Length (in KM)	Ending Point	Location
Nile	6,650	Mediterranean Sea	Africa
Amazon	6,400	Atlantic Ocean	South America
Yangtze	6,300	East China Sea	China (Asia)
Mississippi–Missouri	6,275	Gulf of Mexico	USA
Yenisei–Angara– Selenge	5,539	Kara Sea	Russia
Yellow River (Huang He)	5,464	Bohai Sea	China (Asia)
Ob–Irtysh	5,410	Gulf of Ob	Asia
Paraná – Río de la Plata	4,880	Atlantic Ocean	South America
Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre)	4,700	Atlantic Ocean	Africa
Amur–Argun	4,444	Sea of Okhotsk	Asia