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A continent is one of the large landmasses of the earth, usually divided into seven regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. Learn more about the history, geography, and classification of continents from this Wikipedia article.
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Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. Feminism by continent (8 C) Maternity by continent (6 C) Violence against women by continent (6 C) Women in business by continent (3 C) Women in politics by continent (6 C) Women in war by continent (6 C) Women's rights by continent (9 C)
- Continents Started To Form Four Billion Years Ago. The earth is made up of three main layers: the central core, the mantle, and the outer crust. The crustand the top part of the mantleform a hard, stiff shell around Earth.
- Scattered Chunks of Land. Millions of years ago, Earth looked very different as the continentswere not where they are today. About 480 million years ago, most continentswere scattered chunks of land lying along or south of the Equator.
- Continental Features Take Shape. The surface of the continentshas changed many times. The rocks that form the continentshave been shaped and reshaped. Great mountain rangeshave risen and then have been worn away.
- North America. North America is the third-largest continent. It extends from the tiny Aleutian Islandsin the northwest to the Isthmusof Panama in the south.
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The most populous continent by population is Asia, followed by Africa. The third most populous continent is Europe. The fourth most populous is North America, and then South America. In sub-Saharan Africa, the largest age group are denarians (in their teens). In north Africa, the largest age group are vicenarian (in their twenties). In Europe, most...
Geologists use the term continent to mean continental crust, a platform of metamorphic and igneous rock, largely of granitic composition. Continental crust is less dense and much thicker than oceanic crust, which is why it "floats" higher than oceanic crust on the underlying mantle. This explains why the continents form high platforms surrounded by...
A craton is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere. It is the Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle. There are various hypotheses of how cratons have been formed.. Continents may have been formed by giant meteorite impacts in the first billion years of Earth's existence.The question is not yet settled. What i...
Nov 29, 2023 · The area of the ocean is more than double the area of all the continents combined. All continents border at least one ocean. Asia, the largest continent, has the longest series of coastlines. Coastlines, however, do not indicate the actual boundaries of the continents. Continents are defined by their continental shelves.
Nov 29, 2023 · Continents are very large pieces of land. Earth has seven continents. Asia is the biggest and Australia is the smallest. Listed in order of size they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Ant arctica, Europe and Australia/ Oceania. Islands near a continent are usually part of that continent. For example, Japan and the Philippines are ...
