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Location and Extent of Africa

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A continent that lies on both sides of the Equator

a. North America
b. Africa
c. Australia
d. Antarctica

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Solution

The correct answer is option (b).

Explanation: Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It lies in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Also, the three parallels of latitude, namely the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, run across it.

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