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There are seven continents in the world: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. However, depending on where you live, you may have learned that there are five, six, or even four continents.
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- Europe
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- North America
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- South America
There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size). Sometimes Europe and Asia are considered one continent called Eurasia. Continents loosely correlate with the positions of tectonic plates.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single landmass or a part of a very large landmass, as in the case of Asia or Europe.
The most commonly accepted view is that there are seven continents: Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia (Oceania), and Antarctica. However, some geographers believe that Europe and Asia should be considered as one continent, which would leave only six continents.
- Building the Continents. Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago from a great, swirling cloud of dustand gas. The continuous smashing of space debrisand the pull of gravitymade Earth's coreheat up.
- Wandering Continents. If you could visit Earth as it was millions of years ago, it would look very different. The continents have not always been where they are today.
- Continental Features. The surface of the continents has changed many times because of mountain building, weathering, erosion, and build-up of sediment. Continuous, slow movement of tectonic plates also changes surface features.
- North America. North America, the third-largest continent, extends from the tiny Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the Isthmusof Panama in the south.
What are the 7 Continents of the World? Map and complete list with population, land area, population density, and share of world population
Top 100 largest countries by area. Top 100 smallest countries by area. There are 7 continents in the world: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. 6 of them are divided into many countries and territories.