Advertisement.

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site.
As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages.
Click here to learn more.

Join Enchanted Learning
Site subscriptions last 12 months.
Click here for more information on site membership.

As low as $20.00/year (directly by Credit Card)

Site members have access to the entire website with print-friendly pages and no ads.
(Already a member? Click here.)

Inventors
More Cloze Activities
The Continents:
Cloze Activity Answers
EnchantedLearning.com
Back to the cloze activity

Word Bank:
America

temperature

largest

seven

sea

countries

Asia

Europe

Everest

8,848

land

owns

53

stations

Mountains


The continents are the great land masses of the earth. There are seven continents on Earth now: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Asia and Europe are not separate land masses; they are divided by the Ural Mountains.

The continent with the largest land area is Asia; Africa is the second largest continent. The continent with the smallest land area is Australia.

The coldest recorded temperature was on the continent of Antarctica. The hottest recorded temperature was on the continent of Africa.

The highest point on Earth, Mt. Everest is in Asia; Mt. Everest is 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) tall. The lowest point on Earth is on Antarctica. It is covered with ice and is 8,327 ft (2,538 m) below sea level.

The continent that has the most countries is Africa; it has 53 countries. There are no countries in the Antarctic; many countries operate science stations there, but no nation owns the land.





Enchanted Learning Search

Search the Enchanted Learning website for:



Advertisement.



Advertisement.



Advertisement.



Copyright ©2003-2010 EnchantedLearning.com ------ How to cite a web page