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1.Tehran, Iran, with its scorching summers, is located on the exact same latitude as relatively mild Tokyo, Japan.

2.About 90% of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

3.If you are trying to get a handle on the climate of India it helps to know its northern border is the same as the northern border of Mexico in Tijuana, and the southern border is about the same as the southern border of Panama.

4.Sunny and just-barely-tropical Rio de Janeiro is about 25 miles farther from the equator than Hong Kong.

5.Scientists recently discovered that Florida and Hudson Bay in Canada are getting about 1 inch closer every 36 years. Pass the SPF-30, eh?

6.Rome, which is located in the center of Italy, is located at the exact same latitude as Chicago.

7.About two-thirds of Africa is in the Northern Hemisphere.

8.World CONTINENTS (by size)

1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km)
2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km)
3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km)
4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km)
5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km)
6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km)
7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km)

9. CONTINENTS (by population) 2006 est.

1 Asia - (3,879,000,000)
2 Africa - (877,500,000)
3 Europe - (727,000,000)
4 North America - (501,500,000)
5 South America - (379,500,000)
6 Australia/Oceania - (32,000,000)
7 Antarctica - (0)


CONTINENTS (by the number of countries)

1 Africa - (53)
3 Europe - (46)
2 Asia - (44)
4 North America - (23)
5 Oceania - (14)
6 South America - (12)