continent
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During the Miocene, a geological period that lasted for millions of years, a vast lake covered a large portion of the continent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Like many Zimbabweans facing bleak economic prospects at home, the cousins were chasing better opportunities, in a story echoed across the continent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Major arteries for trade and agriculture across the continent are now at record low levels, disrupting freight transportation, forcing nuclear power plants to shut reactors and eroding agricultural productivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Intense heat and lack of rain have driven water levels across the continent to record lows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The chief task facing the next several generations was to consolidate control of the North American continent.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Important fossil sites do not always require travel to distant deserts or remote continents.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Now, it is a symbol of the chasm that migration has opened between the two continents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
England has the most active players of all countries with three million, and Africa has the most of all continents.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Island geological types include coral atolls, raised limestone, volcanic islands, pieces of continents, and mixtures of those types.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing continent
Physical Geography - Introductory
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