HISTORY REVIEW

Physical geographers organize the earth’s land surface into seven large landmasses.

These very large landmasses are found on Earth.

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Antarctica

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(b) Asia

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(c) Africa

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(d) Europe

• Southernmost Continent on Earth

• Largest country is Algeria

• 9 territories

• More than 4 billion in population

• Largest city is Lagos (Nigeria)

• Highest Peak is Mount Everest

• Largest Lake is Caspian Sea

• Population of 740 million

• Highest peak is Mount Elbrus (Russia)

• It is surrounded by the Southern Ocean

• It is where the South Pole is found

It has a population of 22 million and is the 6th largest continent by area.

Mississippi River is its longest river.

Amazon River is its longest river.

Lake Superior is the largest lake in the world by area and it is located in...

• North America

• South America

• Australia

Its largest country is Brazil and its largest city is Sao Paolo.

• North America

• South America

• Australia

It is known as the island continent.

• North America

• South America

• Australia

Match correctly:

• century

• A period of 100 years.

• millennium

• A period of 10 years.

• decade

• A period of 1,000 years.

Match the following vocabulary words with their definitions:

• age

• A long period of time marked by great events, developments or figures.

• epoch

• A long period of time marked by a single cultural feature.

• era

• A long period of time containing more than one age.