Fun Geography Facts for Kids
What is Geography for Kids?
We all talk, read books, watch documentaries, and wonder about the sky, sea, landforms. We discuss mountains, forests, new and ancient fields for animals to survive, fresh and salty water bodies, but understanding the fundamental geographical concepts is tricky.
What is the story of the Earth or the reason behind mountain formation at a particular location? Acquaint your kids with these amazing geography facts and nurture an early interest in this otherwise difficult subject.
The lesser-known fact here is that the Earth’s being in this zone allows water to be in liquid form, making life possible. Leave your children to find answers to the questions like what would happen if the Earth was further away or too close to the sun?
Let them think and imagine for a while, and then explain how the Earth’s being far away from the sun can make it dark and frozen. Again, if it was closer, the heat will cause water to evaporate into the atmosphere rapidly.
#2. Earth is called the blue planet 71 per cent of its surface is water. The remaining 29 per cent island. The fun fact is that only three per cent of it is freshwater, which we can use, and the remaining 97 per cent is salty ocean water.
#3. Research says that the earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system because it has a diameter of roughly around 12,742 km, which means it is about 3.5 billion times larger than an average human.
Many years ago, Earth didn’t have seven continents but had one big supercontinent called Pangea. Then the phenomenon called continental drift took place where Pangea began to break apart. The continents move and drift continuously by 225cm every year. The interesting fact here is that you can teach your kids that it is the same rate at which our fingernails grow.
Interesting Geography Facts for Kids about Different Countries/ Continents
#2. Asia has overwhelming biodiversity of plants and animals. Asia is the largest continent globally and is considered the roof of the Earth because it has the ten tallest mountain peaks around the world.
The most amazing fact about Asia is that it is part of the supercontinent known as Eurasia. This technically means that Asia and Europe aren’t separated physiographically, which explains why some countries are on both continents.
#3. The smallest country in the world is the Vatican City in Europe. This is a tiny country located inside another country. It is a part of Rome, Italy, and it is less than a quarter of a square mile, which is only about 109 acres.
The Danube river is the second largest river in Europe which flows through 10 different countries.
Conclusion
Enhance your kid’s knowledge by teaching them more interesting topics and ignite their interest in studies. The Real School can help you out through this journey with its interesting child-friendly online courses.
