by Criswell | Planet Earth
The Earth has seven very large areas of land that are called called continents. They are, from the largest to the smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Islands are usually are usually considered to be part of the...
by Criswell | Amazing America, Places, Planet Earth
If you were in a space ship flying above North America, you’d notice five very big bodies of water located on the boarder between the United Sates and Canada. They’re called the Great Lakes, and their names are: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron,...
by Criswell | Planet Earth
The Atlantic Ocean is huge. In fact, only one ocean is bigger: the Pacific. The U. S. has 14 states that border the Atlantic. The coastal states that have shorelines on the Atlantic Ocean are, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,...
by Criswell | Places, Planet Earth
The Amazon River is huge. In fact, it flows more water than the next seven biggest rivers combined! It’s in South America; it’s about 4,000 miles long; and, it runs through through several countries: Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia...
by Criswell | Amazing America, Places, Planet Earth
No wonder they call it, “The Mighty Mississippi.” The Mississippi River is America’s largest river by far. It’s about 2,320 miles long. It passes by 10 states. And, water from 31 states drains into it. It is also one of the world’s most...
by Criswell | Places, Planet Earth
Mt. Everest, which is 29,029 feet above sea level, is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s located in Asia, on the boundary between two countries: Nepal and China. As far as anybody knows, the mountain had never been climbed until May 29, 1953 when two men...
