Continent+Scavenger+Hunt+Key

= **After all your hard work here's a place where you can check all your answers!** =

__North America__ (Jaclyn)
1) Ottawa is the capital of Canada. True

2) Christopher Columbus is credited for discovering America. True

3) The Atlantic Ocean is on the West and South of Mexico. False, the answer is the Pacific Ocean

__South America__ (Judith)
__ Directions: __ Fill in the blank with the best possible answer.

1) South America's longest mountain range is the _. The Andes

2) Ecuador's largest city is _. Guayaquil

3) ___ percent of Chile is covered by mountains. 80%

**__Europe and Asia__ (Lexi)**
1) What is the name of the type of money  most commonly used in Europe? A. Euro

2) What is the largest country in Asia? (It's also the largest country in the world) D. Russia

3) Which of these countries is NOT a country in Europe? C. Australia

4) How tall is Mount Everest? C. 29,035 feet

5) Sometimes people will group Asia and Europe together as one super continent. What is this super continent called? B. Eurasia

__Australia and Antarctica__ (Nicole)
1) The colors of Australia’s flag are _, _, and ? Answer: Red, white, and blue

2._ is the only country in the world that is also its own continent. Answer: Australia

3. The kind of [|money] used in Australia is the _ _? Answer: The Australian Dollar

4. Antarctica is times bigger than the US. Answer: 1.4

5. Only percent of the land is not covered by ice. Answer: 2

6. There are __ human inhabitants in Antarctica? Answer: no

__Africa__ (Morgan)
__Directions:__ Decide whether each listed fact is true or false. And if the answer is false please provide the correct answer.

1) Africa is home to the Nile River, the Congo River, and the Niger River.

True

2) There are no lemurs on the island of Madagascar.

False, there are multiple species of lemur on the island

3) The Sahara Desert can be described as cold and humid.

False, its dry and hot