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Unit 4 Colorful Lands, Colorful People (I) Part I Warming up A. Geographical feature biggest continent largest ocean biggest island largest peninsula largest desert biggest saltwater lake biggest fresh water lake smallest continent smallest ocean highest peak lowest altitude deepest lake deepest oceanic trench longest river Location Asia Pacific Greenland Arabia Sahara Caspian Sea Superior Oceania Arctic Qomolangma Dead Sea Baykal Mariana Nile Size 16,998,000 sq. mi. 64,186,300 sq. mi. 840,000 sq. mi. 1,000,000 sq. mi. 3,320,000 sq. mi. 143,244 sq. mi. 32,483 sq. mi. 2,966,000 sq. mi. 5,105,700 sq. mi. 29,028 feet - 1,312 feet 5,315 feet 36,198 feet 4,145 miles Tapescript: The biggest continent in the world is Asia. It covers 16,998,000 square miles. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean with 64,186,300 square miles. Which is the biggest island? Its Greenland. It occupies an area of 840,000 square miles. The Arabia Peninsula is the largest peninsula and has an area of 1,000,000 square miles. Do you know which is the largest desert? Yes, its the Sahara Desert in North Africa. It covers 3,320,000 square miles. The biggest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea, which is 143,244 square miles large. Lake Superior is the biggest fresh water lake and it covers a total area of 32,483 square miles. The smallest continent is Oceania, with an area of 2,966,000 square miles, and the smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean with 5,105,700 square miles. You all know the worlds highest peak, dont you? Mt. Qomolangma (or Mt. Everest) is 29,028 feet above sea level. In contrast, the lowest altitude in the world is the Dead Sea, 1,312 feet below sea level, or you can say - 1,312 feet. The deepest lake is Baykal in Russia. The depth is 5,315 feet. Mariana Trench near the Philippines is the deepest oceanic trench, with a depth of 36,198 feet. The longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa. It is 4,145 miles long. B. Tapescript. Seen