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Lessson 4 - The Earth, Part I
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What is the Diameter of the Earth?
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The Diameter of the earth is approximately 8,000 miles.
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What is the Diameter of the Earth?
The Diameter of the earth is approximately 8,000 miles.
What is the Circumference of the Earth?
The Circumference of the Earth is approximately 25,000 miles.
What are the five major landforms found on Earth?
The five major landforms found on Earth are Continents, Islands, Peninsulas, Capes and Isthmi (or Isthmuses).
What is a Continent?
A Continent is a great body of land that is not divided into parts by water.
How many Continents are on the Earth?
There are Seven Continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica.
What is an Island?
An Island is a body of land nearly surrounded on all sides by water.
What is a Peninsula?
A Peninsula is a body of land nearly surrounded on all sides by water.
What is a Cape?
A Cape is a body of land, smaller than a Peninsula, that sticks out from a body of land into water.
What is an Isthmus?
An Isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger bodies.