what is the earth biggest continent and smallest?
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Answer:
Asia is the world's largest continent of the seven continents in size and population
Asia covers one-third of earth's surface
It has 30 per cent of world land area and 60 per cent of population
It contains the world's largest country, Russia, and the world's two most populous countries, China and India
Asia houses the highest point on earth - the summit of Mount Everest, which is 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) tall
The continent is home to the 10 highest peaks in the world
The Great Wall of China is the only man made structure that can be seen from space
Asia saw the birth of two great ancient civilisations - Harappan civilisation and Chinese civilisation
The religions of Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity first began in Asia
The major animals found in Asia are -- reticulated pythons, tiger, panda, yaks, Indian rhinoceroses
Of the seven continents of the world, Africa is the second largest
The continents terrain was inhabitable and remained unknown for thousands of years, earning it the name of 'Dark Continent'
The world's longest river -- the Nile -- and the world's largest desert -- the Sahara -- both are home in Africa
The world's hottest place -- Ethiopia -- is in Africa
The equator passes through the middle of the Dark Continent and it receives direct sunlight throughout the year
As per research evidence, Africa is the place where Homo sapiens originated and then migrated to all the other continents of the world
More than 50 per cent of the world's gold and 95 per cent of the world's diamonds come from the mineral rich continent of Africa
The world also gets 66 per cent of its chocolate from the Dark Continent
The major animals in Africa include -- cheetah, African elephant, lion, zebra, Egyptian mongoose, giraffe, addax
Explanation:
Answer:
biggest continent is Asia
smallest continent is Australia
Explanation:
17.2 million square miles is the size of asia
3 .8 million square miles is the size of Australia