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Africa and Europe: relief, hydrography, climate - Coggle Diagram
Africa and Europe: relief, hydrography, climate
Skill
To describe the fundamental characteristics of Africa and Europe: reliefs, hydrography, climates, demography and main indicators of quality of life.
Vocabulary
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A high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean
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The area of the bottom of the sea near the coast of a continent, where the sea is not very deep
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A long narrow area of sea between high cliffs, especially in Norway
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A narrow area of water that stretches into the land from the sea or a lake, or between islands
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An area of soft, wet land
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AfricaAfrica is the third biggest continent for its size followed by Asia and America, and the second most populated in the world. Its population represents 17% of the world population. Africa’s 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. The largest island outside the mainland is Madagascar. It has 54 independent countries, Algeria is the more extensive, the most populated is Nigeria and the smallest is the Republic of the Seychelles. Africa has a great diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages, human communities that have very ancient origins. Scientists recognize Africa as the cradle of humanity: it was there where hominids developed four million years ago.
EuropeEurope is the penultimate continent of the world; only Oceania is smaller. With 10.5 million km2, including its adjacent islands, it covers 2% of the surface of the earth and 6.8 of its total emerged. Its population of 788.9 million represents a little less than 11% of the world population. It is located in the temperate zone. Europe extends from the island and country of Iceland in the the west, to the Ural Mountains of Russia in the east. 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).