North America is the third largest continent on the Earth. It has some of the oldest rocks on the Earth. The Panama Canal, located in Central America, connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Surface area: 24,256,000 km2 Location: It is located in the Northern and Western hemispheres, between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans Major […]
Africa is the second largest continent on the Earth. Africa has a diverse range of mineral resources, including some of the world’s largest reserves of fossil fuels, metallic ores and gems and precious metals. Surface area: 30,365,000 km2 Location: Surrounds the equatorial line and the Eastern hemisphere Major countries: Algeria, Congo, Kenya, Namibia, Sudan and
Asia is the largest, most populated and diverse continent on the Earth. It occupies one-third of the land surface of the Earth. Surface area: 44,579,000 km2 Location: Extends in both Northern and Southern hemispheres Major countries: China, Russia, India, Kazakhistan, Korea and Japan Important physical features: ♦ Mount Everest (elevation above sea level 29,035 feet)
Continents are large pieces of land on the Earth that are separated by oceans, seas, rivers and mountains. The formation of continents began in the early Mesozoic era. About 270 million years ago, most of the dry land on the Earth was joined together. It was known as the ‘supercontinent’. The giant ocean surrounding this
The lines where the tectonic plates meet are called the plate boundaries. There are three types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent and transform. Divergent boundaries occur when the tectonic plates move apart. The convergent boundaries form when the tectonic plates move towards one another. The transform boundaries form when the tectonic plates move sideways in
The Earth’s surface (the crust) is divided into seven major and several minor tectonic plates. The seven major tectonic plates are– North American Plate, South American Plate, Eurasian Plate, African Plate, Antarctic plate, Australian-Indian plate and Pacific plate. Minor plates also play an important role when it comes to the shaping the Earth. Some of
The lithosphere is broken up into many small sections/areas called crustal plates or tectonic plates. These tectonic plates fit into one another like jigsaw puzzle blocks. These plates are in constant motion but the movement is very slow that is about 3 cm per year. The motion of these tectonic plates is responsible for the
A turtle and two geese were great friends. One day, one of the geese said to the turtle, “We are going to our homeland tomorrow. Will you come with us?” The turtle said, “I cannot fly like you.” The goose said, “Do not worry. We have a plan.” The geese brought a stick. They held
Long ago, trees could talk. One day, they were having an angry discussion. A fir tree said, “All the animals come and rest under us and dirty the area.” The pine tree said angrily, “Let us teach them a lesson that they will not forget!” A wise old banyan tree said, “Calm down, my friend.
Once, a man overheard another man saying, “A man can build a fortune even from such small beginnings as this dead mouse.” Now, this man was none other than the king’s adviser. The man decided to act on his words. He picked the mouse that the adviser pointed to. As soon as he picked the
A rich old man had a son whom he loved very much. One day, the old man died. The old man’s wise friend told the son, “Your father buried his wealth deep in the forest. Only your servant knows its location.” The son took the servant with him to bring the wealth. When they reached
Once, a kind white elephant lived in a forest. Now, in that forest entered a man looking for riches. But he lost his way. The elephant came to his rescue. The man was relieved. But he was very greedy. He saw the elephant’s tusks and lied, “I am very poor. Can I take your tusk
A priest, who performed the royal ceremonies in a kingdom, passed away. His young son became the priest. Now, the festival of elephants was fast approaching, so the other priests went to the king and said, “Your Majesty, the priest in-charge is too young to perform the ceremony. Let us handle the ceremony.” The king
An elephant king had six tusks. He had two wives. One day, the elephant, by accident, hit a tree with his trunk. In the process, flowers fell on the first wife and red ants fell on the second wife. The second wife thought the elephant loved the first wife more. She left her husband forever.
Long ago, there was a flock of geese led by a wise leader. A king, impressed by the wise goose, became its friend. They used to meet every day and talk of many things. Now, one day, two young geese got into an argument as to who was the faster. They decided to race against