EASY READ A journey round the world: Africa

Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. The hot, barren Sahara Desert covers most of north Africa. Mediterranean coastal lands are cooler and wetter. South of the...

EASY READ A journey round the world: Asia

Asia is the largest continent. The northern part is taken up entirely by Siberia, part of Russia. Here tundra borders the Arctic Ocean, with vast coniferous forests further south...

EASY READ A journey round the world: Europe

Europe and Asia together form one vast landmass, known as Eurasia. Europe lies west of the Ural Mountains, to the north of the Caucasus Mountains and on the western bank of the...

EASY READ A journey round the world: North America

North America includes Canada, the United States of America (USA), Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean islands. In the north, the Arctic ice gives way to the barren tundra of...

EASY READ A journey round the world: South America

South America stretches from the tropical coast of the Caribbean to the icy Southern Ocean. The Andes, the Earth’s longest mountain range, runs down the western side of the...

EASY READ A journey round the world: Oceania

Oceania is the name given to the group of countries located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is made up of Australia—itself an island continent—New Zealand, Papua New Guinea...

EASY READ A to Z of world geography