Question

What is the width of Africa?
A. 6,987 km
B. 7,000 km
C. 7,009 km
D. 7,065 km

Answer 1

Hint: The width of the continent of Africa is about 000 kilometers from north to south, and about 7400 kilometers from east to west. The total land area of Africa is approximately 30,365,000 square kilometers (11.7 million square miles).

Complete answer:
The total land area of Africa is approximately 30,365,000 square kilometers (11.7 million square miles). The continent is stretched about 8000 kilometers from north to south, and about 7400 kilometers from east to west. The total land area of Africa is approximately 30,365,000 square kilometers (11.7 million square miles). The continent is stretched about 8000 kilometers from north to south, and about 7400 kilometers from east to west. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the north, the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Suez in the northeast, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. It covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. Africa is the world's second-largest continent with the second-highest population in the world with 1.3 billion people (about 16% of the world's population). Africa contains the equator passing through the continent. It is the only continent in the world that is stretched from the northern temperate zones to that of the southern hemisphere. Hence, Africa is the hottest continent on Earth. The climate of the continent ranges from tropical to subarctic. The northern half is mainly desert, or arid. The central as well as the southern areas contain savanna plains and rainforests.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: The total land area of Africa is approximately 30,365,000 square kilometers i.e. 11.7 million square miles, covering 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the north, the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Suez in the northeast, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.