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[snowsong19821207]

hello,eneroyone! I am snow. I am in Beijing now.And I am an Engish teacher in a middle school. I want some help to persuade my students.
The question is : Which continent does Turkey belong to ? Thank you.

[asterix]

Turkey is in Asia Minor.
Asia Minor juts westward from Asia to within half a mile (800 meters) of Europe at the divided city of Istanbul, where a suspension bridge over the strait of Bosporus links the two continents.

Asia Minor is also bordered by the Sea of Marmara on the northwest. The area of the peninsula is about 292,000 square miles (756,000 square kilometers).

The interior is a high arid plateau, about 3,000 feet (900 meters) in elevation, flanked to the north and south by rugged mountain ranges. Within the plateau a number of ranges enclose broad, flat valleys, where several salty lakes have formed.

A Mediterranean-type climate of hot, dry summers and mild, moist winters prevails in the coastal areas. The dry central plateau has hot summers and cold winters.

During all seasons high winds are common; moist Mediterranean winds bring rain to the coastal regions in the winter. There is little summer rainfall.

Some of the earliest Neolithic settlements in the Middle East have been found in Asia Minor.

[snowsong19821207]

thanks very much!!!!!