What is the submerged outer edge of a continent? The continental margin is the submerged outer edge of a continent. It is generally divided into two sections: the continental shelf and the continental slope. The continental shelf is the region that extends seaward from the shoreline to a sharp drop-off that marks the beginning of […]

What types of people live in South America? The present population of South America is the result of four centuries of mixture among those four components—American Indians, Iberians, Africans, and more recent overseas immigrants—and their descendants. How many ethnic groups are there in South America? seven What are the different nationalities in America? The US […]

What is the name of the new ocean? The new Southern Ocean The Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans are now officially joined by the Southern Ocean. The new name is because the Southern Ocean’s water are geographically and ecologically different from the southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. What are the […]

What continent has the least countries? Antarctica How many countries are in each continent? You might also like: Continent Area Number of Countries Asia 17,212,000 sq km 47 Australia plus Oceania 2,968,000 sq km 14 Europe 837,000 sq km 43 North America 9,365,000 sq km 23 Who has more countries Africa or Asia? Africa has […]

Can spaceships bounce off the atmosphere? 2 Answers. Yes, a capsule cannot literally bounce off the atmosphere and its kinetic energy must be reduced by an encounter with the atmosphere, rather it would just pass through the atmosphere and back into space, having failed to lose enough velocity to stay in the atmosphere. Do things […]