1
Question
What are the salient features of Asia, Africa,North, America, Antartica,Europe , South America and Australia?
What are the salient features of Asia, Africa,North, America, Antartica,Europe , South America and Australia?
Open in App
Solution
The salient features of these continents are-
They are the biggest landmasses on earth.
They are number in areas wise from larges to smallest as Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
They have different or sometimes similar flora or fauna. Some flora and fauna continent wise is given as:
The fauna of these continents is:
- Africa: camel, gazelle, elephant lion,hornbill.
- Asia: duck, panda, tiger , cobra, mandarin,water buffalo.
- Australia: koala, lyrebird, ,black swan, kangaroo,platypus
- Europe: stork, wolf,deer, red squirrel,wild boar,
- North America:, bison, moose,balk eagle, beaver, raccoon
- South America:, llama, monkey, parrot, anteater, armadillo
- Antartica: Penguins, seabirds,whales seals, albatrosses
- Flora
In Asia trees like rubber fig,teak,Indian almond, etc.
- In North America trees like White oak,Lodgepole pine, Flowering dogwood etc. are found.
- In South America ,Flamboyant ,Logwood, Jacaranda etc
- In Europe: Alders, Ashes, Box, Elms.etc
- Iin Australia ;Golden Wattle,Eucalyptus,Banksia,Grevillia.
- In Africa :Jackalberry,,Lala Palm,Marula.Knob Thorn etc
- In Antartica lichens, mosses and algae
The salient features of these continents are-
They are the biggest landmasses on earth.
They are number in areas wise from larges to smallest as Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
They have different or sometimes similar flora or fauna. Some flora and fauna continent wise is given as:
The fauna of these continents is:
- Africa: camel, gazelle, elephant lion,hornbill.
- Asia: duck, panda, tiger , cobra, mandarin,water buffalo.
- Australia: koala, lyrebird, ,black swan, kangaroo,platypus
- Europe: stork, wolf,deer, red squirrel,wild boar,
- North America:, bison, moose,balk eagle, beaver, raccoon
- South America:, llama, monkey, parrot, anteater, armadillo
- Antartica: Penguins, seabirds,whales seals, albatrosses
- Flora
In Asia trees like rubber fig,teak,Indian almond, etc.
- In North America trees like White oak,Lodgepole pine, Flowering dogwood etc. are found.
- In South America ,Flamboyant ,Logwood, Jacaranda etc
- In Europe: Alders, Ashes, Box, Elms.etc
- Iin Australia ;Golden Wattle,Eucalyptus,Banksia,Grevillia.
- In Africa :Jackalberry,,Lala Palm,Marula.Knob Thorn etc
- In Antartica lichens, mosses and algae
Suggest Corrections
0
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
Explore more
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
