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Topographic Map
Topographic Map
Continents
Spend some time reviewing these modern-day maps to brush up on your world geography skills.
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest continent. Including its
adjacent islands, Africa covers almost 12 million square
miles, and makes up over 20 percent of the total land area
on the Earth. The continent is separated from Europe by the
Mediterranean Sea, and joined to Asia by the Isthmus of
Suez. Africa also boasts the second highest population of
any continent, and, with over 800 million inhabitants,
accounts for about one seventh of the world's population.
Africa is thought to be the oldest inhabited continent, and
