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      • In the most widely accepted view, there are 7 continents all in all: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
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  2. 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.

    • Asia

      Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the...

    • Oceania

      A guide to Australia & Oceania including maps (country map,...

    • Africa

      The Neanderthals arose some 200,000 years ago and inhabited...

  3. What are the 7 Continents of the World? Map and complete list with population, land area, population density, and share of world population.

    • 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.
  4. www.worldometers.info › geography › continentsContinents - Worldometer

    Most people identify seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica, from the most populous, but there are other models under which the world continents are anywhere from 4 to 7.

  5. Nov 19, 2009 · In the most widely accepted view, there are 7 continents all in all: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia. This model is preferred by the Chinese and...

  6. How many continents are there in the world? It depends who you ask - BBC Science Focus Magazine.

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