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Created By: Camila Bodetto y Camila Colombo
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Russia CanadaTotal Area: 17,098,242 Total Area: 9,984,670
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United States China
Brasil
Total Area: 9,826,675 Total Area: 9,596,961
Total Area: 8,514,877
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NileLenght in miles: 4,135Where Found: North/ East Africa
AmazonLenght in miles: 3,980Where Found: South America
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Chang Jiang (Yangtze)Lenght in miles: 3,917Where Found: China
Mississippi-MissouriLenght in miles: 3,870Where Found: United States
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Caspian Sea: 143,000 square miles in size . It is a salt water lake located in the general region between Russia and Northern Iran although other nations including Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan also claim some rights to the lake.
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Lake Maracaibo:It is considerably smaller than the Caspian Sea at only 5,000 square miles but it is the largest lake in South America. (It is located in Venezuela.)
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Lake Michigan and Lake Huron: Although most people consider these two Great Lakes of the United States to be separate lakes, they are actually a single, joined body of water. At over 45,00 square miles combined, they make up one of the largest single lakes in the world.
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Lake Superior: This one is over 31,000 square miles in size. It is considered to be the largest of the Great Lakes by those people who count Lake Michigan and Lake Huron as two separate lakes since they are individually each smaller than Lake Superior. (Located in USA and Canada)
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceans. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.
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The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106,400,000 square kilometers (41,100,000 sq mi), it covers approximately 22% percent of the Earth's surface and about twenty-six percent of its water surface area.
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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceans, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface.
It is bounded on the north by the Indian subcontinent; on the west by East Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and in the far-south by the Southern Ocean.
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SAHARA DESERT
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ARABIAN DESERT
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GOBI DESERT
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PATAGONIAN DESERT
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The animals that live in the desert usually have special adaptations that allow them to survive the hot temperatures that the desert present. A good example of an animal with special adaptations is the camel. A camel can drink very large amounts of water in one day or survive for a relatively long time without drinking any water.
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Situated near the famous city of Naples in Italy, vesuvius is a name most people have heard. Situated on the bay of Naples, it is the only volcano in Europe to have erupted in the last century. Its height is approximately 1,281 meters. Vesuvius is among the most dangerous mountains in the world because of its volcanic nature and the number of people living near it.
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Located in Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula, this mountain is roughly 2,285 meters in height. It is a mountain that holds a great religious significance for many religious in the world.
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Everyone has heard of the Mount Everest. The tallest mountain in the world, it stands a staggering 8,848 meters above the sea level.
Situated in Nepal it is a great attraction for people of all types who want to scale its heights. From professional mountaineers to amateurs, there are always people who are willing to spend a fortune to reach the top of the highest mountain on earth.
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Among the most beautiful mountains in the world, Mount Fuji is notable for its beautifully symmetrical shape. Situated in Japan it is the countries highest mountain with the height of 3,776 meters. It is also an active volcano with its last recorded eruption in the year 1707.
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The largest volcano on earth is Mauna Loa on Hawai'i Big Island. It is a massive shield volcano constructed by countless lava flows. When measured from the base to the top, the pile of lavas measures more than 17,000 m (56,000 ft)!jm,khn
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Krakatau Sumatra
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Bezymianny Rusia
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Acatenango Guatemala
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Taj Mahal, India Machu Picchu, Peru Great Wall of China, China Colosseum, Italy Petra, Jordan Chichen Itza, Mexico Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
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Africa is the second-largest continent in the world in both area and population
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American American Continent Continent
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China: Its total population is about 1,341,335,000
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India: Its total population is about 1,224,614,000
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United States: Its total population is about 310,384,000
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Nauru: Its total population is about 9332
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Tuvalu: Its total population is about 10544
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Vatican City: Its total population is about 826
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Argentina: Peso United States: Dollar China: Yuan/Renminbi Italy: Euro France: Euro Bolivia: Boliviano Paraguay: Guaraní Uruguay: Uruguay peso Mongolia: Tugrik Jamaica: Jamaican dollar Brazil: Real Venezuela: Bolivar
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