The wonderful world we live in

The world is the place that we all live in. There are continents in the world comprising a number of countries. There are seven continents; Asia, Africa, Europe,America (North America, South America),Antactica and Australia. There are also five oceans in the world.

They are the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic Ocean. There are many seas too in the world and some of them are the Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Yellow Sea and the Dead Sea.There are nearly 200 countries in the world with different types of people living in them. Sri Lankans are from Sri Lanka. There are Indians (India), Americans (USA), Chinese (China), Japanese (Japan)and Russians (Russia).The people of different countries have their own cultures , languages and national dresses.The kind of food they eat also differs.

The currency, temperature and geography, also differ from country to country. Countries near the equator do not have any seasons,but countries above or below the equator have.

The world is also full of beautiful fauna and flora.There are all kinds of animals living in the air, the sea and on land. There are many species of wild animals as well as domestic animals. Some wild animals are elephants, tigers, leopards, gorillas and giraffes.Domestic animals include cats, dogs, cows, goats, rabbits and pigs.

There are many sweet smelling flowers and fruits. The insects pollinate these flowers and fruits and help to reproduce plants.

Plants are one of the most important things in the environment. They give everything we need. Oxygen, rain, food and also timber and shelter. Natural disasters were not so frequent in the recent past. But from January 2010, natural disasters increased. It started with an earthquake in Haiiti which affected the whole country; including the President’s house. Another disaster, a severe earthquake occurred in Japan in the middle of the year resulting in a massive tsunami. The earthquake damaged pipes in the Fukushima nuclear plant and people were evacuated. It was not until very recently that it was proved that the water is safe to drink.

Let us take good care of our wonderful world! We have been destroying the environment so much that it has led to global warming.Our responsibility is to protect our Earth from pollution, stop destroying trees and killing animals.