How many continents are there in the world???

Updated on science 2024-05-18
12 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Geographically, there are seven continents: Asia, Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, and Oceania (also known as Australia).

    And the five continents are to remove the basically uninhabited Antarctica and merge North and South America, just like the Olympic rings represent the five continents, the Olympic rings are a whole, Asia is yellow, Africa is black, Europe is blue, America is red, Oceania is green.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    The textbook deals with seven continents, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Oceania and Antarctica. Geographically, Europe, Asia and Africa are connected together, the artificially dug Suez Canal separates Africa from Europe and the Asian continent, North and South America are connected together, and the artificially dug Panama Canal divides it into two parts, only Oceania and Antarctica are independent continents.

    Antarctica has no permanent population, and it is customary to refer to Central America as Latin America.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America (also known as Latin America) and Antarctica.

    Five continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, Americas.

    There are five plates in total, so there are five continents.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America and Antarctica.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    South America and North America are collectively referred to as the Americas, and Antarctica has no permanent population.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Ocean, Antarctica.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Antarctica, Arctic.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    In general, there are seven continents in detail: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America and Antarctica. Broadly speaking, there are five continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America and South America are collectively referred to as the Americas, and Antarctica is not counted as uninhabited.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The world has seven continents.

    That is, Asia (Asia), Europe (Europe), North America, South America, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica.

    1. The full name of Europe is "Europa", and the literal translation is "the land of the sunset in the West". There are some legends about the origin of its name. In Greek mythology, Demeter was the goddess of agricultural activities, who blessed the world with abundant crops and prosperity.

    2. Among the seven continents in the world, Asia is the largest and most populous, and its name is also the oldest. Asia is an abbreviation for "Asia Minor", which means "the land of the rising sun in the East". Legend has it that the name Asia was given by the ancient Phoenicians.

    3. North America (English: North America), the full name of North America, is located in the northern part of the Western Hemisphere, is the second most developed continent in the world's economy, of which the United States economy ranks first in the world and has important influence in the global economy and politics.

    4. Africa is the abbreviation of "Africa". For the origin of the term Africa. There are many interesting legends, one of which is that in ancient times a Yemeni chieftain named Africus invaded North Africa in 2000 BC and founded a city there called Afrikyah, which later became known as Africa.

    5. Oceania, which means "land in the ocean". Generally refers to most islands in the Pacific Ocean, and in a narrow sense, Australia, New Zealand, the Polynesian Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Micronesian Islands in the central Ocean, and the Melanesian Islands in the west.

    6. Antarctica, named after the continent around the South Pole, the southernmost point of the earth. Its English name is antarctica, derived from the Greek word anti (the opposite) plus arctic (arctic), which means the opposite of the North Pole, that is, the South Pole.

    7. South America is the abbreviation of South Asia and America, located in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the north. North and North America are bounded by the Panama Canal, and Antarctica is separated by the Drake Strait to the south.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Seven continents in the world: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, South America, North America, Antarctica Five oceans: the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Southern Ocean (the continent that is actually an ice sheet, now called Antarctica) Asia:

    Also known as Asia Minor, referred to as Asia. Located in the eastern hemisphere, the Northeast Hongzhao Department is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Indian Ocean on the east, north and south sides respectively, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea in the west of the Atlantic Ocean. Area:

    With 44 million square kilometers (including nearby islands), it is the world's largest continent in terms of total land area. Shout absolutely upright.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The world has seven continents and four oceans. They are:Seven continents: 1. Asia: It is the largest and most populous continent among the seven continents.

    2. Africa: With an area of 30.2 million square kilometers, it is the second largest continent in the world.

    3. Europe: Europe is the sixth largest continent in the world, and Europe is one of the most livable continents with high human living standards, high environment and human development index.

    4. South America: The total area is 17.97 million square miles (including nearby islands), accounting for 12% of the world's total land area, ranking fourth among the seven continents in terms of area.

    5. North America: It covers an area of 10,000 square kilometers, including nearby islands, and is the third largest continent in the world.

    6. Oceania: It is the smallest continent.

    7. Antarctica: The continent surrounding Antarctica is the continent with the highest average altitude in the world.

    Four oceans: 1. The Pacific Ocean: It is the largest ocean on earth.

    2. Atlantic Ocean: It is the second largest ocean in the world.

    3. Indian Ocean: It is the third largest ocean in the world, located between Asia, Oceania, Africa and Antarctica.

    4. Arctic Ocean: Also known as the Arctic Sea, it is the smallest, shallowest and coldest ocean in the world.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Seven continents

    Asia, Europe, NorthAmerica, SouthAmerica, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica.

    Europe: The terrain is low and flat, and the terrain is dominated by plains, which is the lowest continent in the world. Africa:

    The terrain is dominated by plateaus with minor undulations. It is called the "Plateau Continent". Antarctica:

    It is covered with a thick layer of snow and ice, with an average altitude of more than 2,000 meters, making it the highest continent in the world.

    North and South America: The terrain consists of three major topographic areas: mountains, plateaus, and plains. The west is tall mountainous terrain, the central part has vast plains, and the eastern part is a plateau.

    Oceania: The topography of Oceania is also composed of three major topographic areas, with vast plateaus in the west, plains in the middle, and mountains in the east. Asia:

    The topography of Asia is more complex, and the main characteristics are high in the middle and low in the periphery. The central plateau and mountainous area are vast, accounting for about three-quarters of the total area of the continent. Plains are spread over the surrounding areas of the continent.

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