Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.8 World regional geography: continents

3.8.1 Continents and oceans: size, extreme points and key facts

Seven continents share less than a third of the Earth's surface with five oceans; Asia is the largest and most populous continent, Australia the smallest, and the Pacific the largest and deepest ocean.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 9 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • seven continents
  • five oceans
  • land hemisphere
  • water hemisphere
  • Pangaea
  • Gondwana
  • Laurasia
  • highest peaks
  • lowest points
  • largest desert
  • longest river
  • largest lake
  • Seven Summits
  • continental boundaries

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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