Discovering Central and South America

North America, South America, Europasia, Africa, Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

It offers insight into how Englishmen in the Middle Ages viewed the world

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<p>The purpose of creating a mappa mundi was to understand the growing world and one's place in it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The UN Geoscheme is an organizational system developed by the United Nations to assist in statistical analysis of countries worldwide and divides each continent into smaller subsections based on physical and cultural characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The loss of the Isthmus of Panama altered the flow of currents and allowed marine animals to migrate between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of a mappa mundi in medieval history was to symbolize knowledge and provide a way to understand the world and one's place in it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest regional unit within geography is the continent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to strict geography, the borders of North America extend from the land mass within the Arctic Circle and down through the Isthmus of Panama, including the islands of the Caribbean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isthmus of Panama</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sahara Desert</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Australia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antarctica</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>North Africa, Eastern Europe, and West Asia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Amazon, the Andes Mountains, and the Atacama Desert</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main geographic regions discussed in the text are Eastern Europe and Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and Oceania. Examples of countries or territories in each region are as follows:- Eastern Europe and Western Asia: Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan- Central Asia: southern Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan- East Asia: China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan- Southeast Asia: India, Nepal, Bangladesh- Australia: Australia- Antarctica: Antarctica- Oceania: Indonesia, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The characteristics of the climate in Central Asia include both dry and continental climates. East Asia has continental and subtropical climates. Southeast Asia has mostly tropical and subtropical territories, with some dry regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Australia is unique because it is both a country and a continent. It has a mostly dry climate, although its northern border has some tropical regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers