GEOGRAPHY FUN FACTS:

 Over half of the population of Africa is under 25 years old, which makes it the youngest population in the world 

Antarctica is the largest desert in the world.  It doesn't get more than 10" of precipitation a year, and over 5 million square miles of land that makes the Antarctic Polar Desert the largest one

 The 100 highest mountains in the world are all located on the continent of Asia with the highest being Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan mountain range of Nepal. 

 Australia is also known as ‘the sports capital’ of the world. The reason is – more than 70% of its capital participates in a recreational activity or sports, at least once in a week. 

 Iceland has no mosquitoes!

. Amazingly, Iceland is believed to be completely clear of any mosquitoes, thanks to the cold temperatures and lack of shallow ponds. 

Sounds like my kind of place.

 The modern look of the U.S. flag was designed by a school child from Ohio as a school project. His teacher gave him a B-

 South America is home to the tallest waterfall in the world, the Angel Falls, also referred to by its indigenous name Kerepakupai Merú. The 979 m (over 3,000 ft) high waterfall lies in the Venezuelan Canaima National Park, a part of Unesco Heritage.