Test: The Earth- Oceans and Continents- 1 - Class 3 MCQ

There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size).

• Asia is the largest continent on Earth by size.
• It is approximately 44,614,000 square kilometres (17,226,200 square miles).

The smallest continent by land area is Australia with 9,008,000 (km2) which represents just 6% of the total land area in the world. The largest continent in the world is Asia.

Seven continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size).

If you are in South Africa and you started travelling in east direction Asia you get to first.

• Asia is the most populous continent in the world, with 4.64 billion people accounting for nearly 60% of the world population as of 2020.

• The continent with the most countries is Africa with 54 recognized countries.

Mount Everest, the highest mountain in Asia and the world, stands on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

• Most of the Africa is located in tropical region and receive lot of sunshine and day light.
• It is the only continent through which Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn run.
• Then, why it is called as dark continent.

- Antarctica is the correct answer.
- It is the coldest continent, with temperatures often dropping below -80°C (-112°F).
- It is also the driest continent, technically a desert, with very low humidity and minimal precipitation.