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From America to Zambia, our continents play host to every country in the world. And, while each country and their people are unique, so are the continents they dwell on. Each continent is affected by its own unique location on the planet; experiencing unique weather patterns and geological phenomena, like mountains, deserts and volcanoes.

Here are some additional fun facts that you may not have known about the world’s continents:

• The names of the continents begin and end with the same letter • Asia is the largest continent covering 1/3 of the Earth’s surface • Asia is also home to the 10 tallest mountain peaks in the world • Africa is home to the longest river in the world, the Nile • Africa is also home to the largest desert in the world, the Sahara • Australia is the world’s largest island, and smallest continent • Antarctica contains 70% of the world’s fresh water frozen into ice estimated to be 2.5 miles thick • Europe is the only continent without deserts • Most counties in Europe use a single currency (money), the Euro? • North America has five time zones • North America also has the world’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Superior • South America has the world’s largest salt water lake, Salar de Uyuni

A A R O D W T N X P L Y E N N X S C A C I R E M A H T U O S Continent Finder C J I I G E K N R F K L R S H X W X A T L M J T C G T C U I Can you locate all seven continents in the P A K Z R C C K D P H A G L B word puzzle below? E U R O P E R I Y A X I A N O X R S Q X O Y A M N R L V G K ASIA Z J S H V V R E T L K A K F A AFRICA ANTARCTICA E N T C G T R B O N W R D N S AUSTRALIA G T L T U I A L Y V A T D V B EUROPE B N K Y C C C U W Z Q S D C S NORTH AMERICA J L A A I R R F S V R U A Y H SOUTH AMERICA D K U R D W T O P G P A E J D G L F K Y J U Q W C G F N L S U A V L I K Z H D C V E D E O Newsletter Winter 2014

7 Continents Create your own Continental Drift!

You will need: • A blender or a food processor • 2 Medium sized glasses • 2 straws • 1 cup frozen blueberries • 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks • 1 cup low-fat milk (or dairy alternative) • 1 Tbsp. frozen lemonade concentrate • 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt • 1 Tbsp. honey • 1 graham cracker sheet

Place the blueberries and pin apple chunks in a blender or food processor. Pour in the milk, and add the The seven continents are landmasses that span the globe. lemonade concentrate, Some are joined together and others are separated by vanilla yogurt, and honey. water. It is believed that 300 million years ago, all continents Puree until smooth, then were joined in to one super continent called Pangaea (Pan- pour into two medium sized gee-uh). This large landmass then broke into the seven glasses. Lightly break the continents we know now. To this day, the continents are graham cracker into chucks still in motion, slowly moving away or towards each other. representing continents, For example scientists calculate the continent of North and sprinkle it over your America slowly drifting away from Europe at a rate of 7cm smoothie. per year. They call this phenomenon continental drift. Sip with straws and enjoy.

Make Change

Kellie is visiting Europe and wants to purchase a set of postcards to send to her friends

After converting the currency, Kellie’s purchase came to $6.75. If Kellie paid for the A postcards with a ten dollar bill, how much should she get back?

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