Global communities and the people who are members of them. There are local community groups in every nation of the world who are dedicated to working in innovative ways to make a difference in their societies.
The second largest continent in the world, yet one of the most rural and least urbanized, Africa is a land of beauty and intrigue. Its natural resources include the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, which takes up one-third of Africa’s land mass; and the Nile River, the world’s longest river, which spans 4,184 miles. Other natural wonders in Africa include Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak.
Many historians and archeologists believe that the world's first civilization began in Asia. Today, the heavily populated continent comprises one-third of the world’s land mass, and more than half of all humans alive call this continent home. From the Indian Ocean to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north, a variety of animals make their homes here as well, such as reindeer, snow leopards, elephants, camels, pandas, orangutans, and Komodo dragons.
Australia, remote from any other continent extends 3860 kilometers east to west and 3220 kilometers north to south. Australia has distinctive flora and fauna abounding its dry and arid land. The plants include giant eucalyptus while the animal genre include the kangaroo, the koala, the wallaby, the flying opossum and that wonder creature called the platypus. Just off the coastline is the greatest ecosystem in the world – the 'Great Barrier Reef'. The reef is home to ore than 1500 species of fish and is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem.
Europe is a continent characterized by a large number of small nations, most of which have populations under ten million. The most populated countries in Europe are Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. Europe possesses immense diversity with many different languages and religions. The majority of the population is either Christians or Roman Catholics. Judaism is a traditional religion in many parts of Europe, although its population is much smaller than it was before World War II. The religion of Islam also has a presence in Europe. Some of the population practices no religion.
North America is situated in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the east by the north Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea and on the south and west by the north Pacific Ocean. North America covers an area of 24,480,000 sq km and includes USA, Canada and Mexico. North America is the third largest continent in area, after Asia and Africa, and is the fourth in population after Asia, Africa and Europe.
Oceania refers to the tropical islands that dot the central and southern Pacific Ocean, virtually all of which are volcano peaks. These islands were under the control of Japan in World War II, and many of them were scenes of battles. The basis of economy in this part of the world is agriculture, and with continuous warm weather throughout the year, the tourism trade is expanding.
South America is perhaps most famous for its abundant rain forest and for the Andes Mountains, the world’s longest mountain chain. Peopled with inhabitants from many different backgrounds, the continent is mainly comprised of Indians, Caucasians, and Africans. The primary languages are Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, and French. A land is rich with agricultural commodities, Brazil is world-famous for its production of coffee, sugarcane, and cacao, and Ecuador is the world’s number one banana exporter.
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