Geography

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Most populated city

According to estimates, the 23 wards that make up the city of Tokyo had an estimated 2018 population of 37,468,302

Largest U.S. state by size

Alaska: 570,641 2Texas: 261,914 3California: 155,973 4Montana: 145,556

Largest continent

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa.

Continents by size

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia.

Continents by population

Asia: 4,157,300,000 Africa: 1,030,400,000 Europe 738,600,000 North America: 461,114,000 South America: 390,700,000 Australia: 36,700,000 Antarctica: 0

Largest U.S state by population

California with a population of 39.54 million (2017)

Most populated country in the world

China: 1,376,745,728 2.India: 1,296,834,048 3.United States: 331,026,400 4.Indonesia : 262,936,096

Longest river in the world

Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa. From its farthest stream in Burundi, it extends 6,695 km (4,160 miles) in length. The two longest rivers in the world are the Nile, flowing into the Mediterranean, and the Amazon, flowing into the South Atlantic.

Largest U.S. city by area

Jacksonville, in northeast Florida, is the largest city in area in the contiguous 48 states at 840 square miles (2,175.6 sq km).Sep 7, 2018

Deepest lake

Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world's deepest lake. It is an estimated 5,387 feet deep (1,642 meters), and its bottom is approximately 3,893 feet (1,187 meters) below sea level. Lake Baikal is also the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.

Largest mountain in the world

Mount Everest is called the world's highest mountain because it has the "highest elevation above sea level." We could also say that it has the "highest altitude." The peak of Mount Everest is 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level. No other mountain on Earth has a higher altitude.

Largest U.S. city by population

New York City with 8.623 million people as of 2017.

Mesozoic Era

Of, relating to, or being the era of geologic time from about 251 to 66 million years ago. The Mesozoic Era includes the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods and is characterized by the development of flying reptiles, birds, and flowering plants and by the appearance and extinction of dinosaurs.

Pangaea

Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago.

Smallest mountain in the world

That desire led us to Mount Wycheproof, the world's smallest registered mountain. Located in Australia's Terrick Terrick Range, Mount Wycheproof stands 486 ft (148 meters to the rest of the world) above sea level, which is not bad as far as small mountains go.

Largest mountain range

The Andes, running along South America's western side, is among the world's longest mountain ranges. Its varied terrain encompasses glaciers, volcanoes, grassland, desert, lakes and forest.

Ice Age

The Pleistocene Epoch is typically defined as the time period that began about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago. The most recent Ice Age occurred then, as glaciers covered huge parts of the planet Earth.

Shortest river in the world

The Roe River is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's shortest river. The Roe flows 200 feet between Giant Springs and the Missouri River near Great Falls. The Roe River competes with the D River in Lincoln City, Oregon for the title of the shortest river.

Smallest mountain range

The Smallest Mountain Range in the World. California's Sutter Buttes are the remnants of a volcano that are sometimes called the "smallest mountain range in the world".

Smallest Continent

The continent of Australia is a single country continent. It is the sixth largest country by total area. It is also the smallest of all the seven continents.

Smallest U.S. state by population

The smallest state, Rhode Island, is actually more populous than a number of much larger states, including Montana, Alaska and Wyoming. In fact, Wyoming has the smallest population in the US, with just over half a million residents.

Geography

The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

Number of oceans

The surface of the planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern. Their borders are indicated on the world image (above) in varied shades of blue.

U.S. State by size

U.S. states listed in order by size in square miles of land area - Alaska to Rhode Island. The land area of the entire United States is 3,531,905 square miles.


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