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Continents of the World - Short Trick

Order, peaks, rivers, lakes, countries and capitals — one sentence each

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How to read
  • Guru Ram Each coloured word = one name in the list, shown below in the same colour
  • Panda Two colours in one word = two names
  • ➜ Order the numbered order matters · ⇄ Any order no order
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Order of the Continents

The seven continents by area and the six inhabited ones by population.

Trick 1

Seven continents — area

➜ largest to smallest

Ashok’s afternoon nap stopped when ants entered Aunty’s room.

  1. 1Asia29.5% of the Earth’s land
  2. 2Africa20.2%
  3. 3North America16.5%
  4. 4South America11.8%
  5. 5Antarctica9.6%
  6. 6Europe6.5%
  7. 7Australia5.3%

Note that Antarctica (5th) is bigger than Europe (6th) · total land about 149 million sq km, about 29.2% of the Earth’s surface.

Trick 2

Six inhabited continents — population

➜ most to least

Ashok’s afternoon exam needed snacks from Aunty.

  1. 1Asiaabout 59% of the world
  2. 2Africa
  3. 3Europe
  4. 4North America
  5. 5South Americaabout 440 million
  6. 6Australia / Oceania

Antarctica has no permanent population · Europe is 3rd by population but 6th by area.

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Records of Each Continent

Each continent’s highest peak, longest river, largest lake and largest and smallest country — the same continent word in every table.

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Asia

Capitals and currencies of some Asian countries, and the river on the China–Russia border.

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4

Africa

The Rift Valley lakes, which ocean each river reaches, the rivers that cross a line twice, the oil producers and some capitals.

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North and South America

The five Great Lakes, South America’s plains, resources, deserts and Uruguay.

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Europe, Australia and Antarctica

Two European names worth remembering, Australia’s deserts and gold mines, and India’s research stations in Antarctica.

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Read the full chapter for the complete notes — a trick helps you remember the list; understanding comes from the notes.