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Africa and Europe: relief, hydrography, climate - Coggle Diagram

- - - - It has 54 independent countries, Algeria is the more extensive, the most populated is Nigeria and the smallest is the Republic of the Seychelles
        
        GEOGRAPHY
        
        Africa is a continent crossed by the equinoctial line and as it is so long, it extends from the temperate zones of the north to the temperate zones of the south, comprising numerous climatic zones.
        
        MAIN ECOSYSTEMS
        
        Sahara Desert: The warmest in the world, with 9 million km2 of elevation. It covers most of North Africa, from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
        
        Sahel: Tropical semi-arid savannah that borders to the north with the Sahara.
        
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        Boundaries are: the Mediterranean Sea by the north; the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west
- - - - Its population of 788.9 million represents a little less than 11% of the world population.
        
        Large islands are part of this continent, the largest is Great Britain (218.595 km2) then, the mentioned Iceland ( 101.826 km2) and Ireland (81.638 km2).
        
        It has 49 independent countries, of which the largest and most populated is Russia, and the smallest and least populated is Vatican City
        
        It has been said that Europe is a maximum cultural diversity in a minimum geographical area is the cradle of Western culture and has had a preponderant role in the world from the sixteenth century when European nations, starting with Spain and Portugal began the colonization of the other continents. Its influence decreased after the two World Wars. This allowed the resurgence of Europe, which has advanced in its integration through the European Union.
        
        GEOGRAPHY
        
        To the north arctic ocean, To the south mediterranean, black and caspian seas, To the east ural mountains or asia continent, To the west atlantic ocean
        
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