How many continents are on earth?

Question

There are inconsistencies about the number of continents. Some people say 5 others 6 or even 7.

I think a continent is consider a solid mass of land so why some sites refer America as North and South America. What about Antartica? it is consider a continent.

Thank you in advance

Answer 1

How many continents are on the earth?
A continent is one of several major land masses on the earth. There is no standard definition for the number of continents but you'll commonly find that the numbers six or seven are used. By most standards, there are a maximum of seven continents - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Most students in the U.S. are taught that there are seven continents.

In Europe, many students are taught about six continents, where North and South America is combined to form a single America. Thus, these six continents are Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Many geographers and scientists now refer to six continents, where Europe and Asia are combined (since they're one solid landmass). Thus, these six continents are Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Eurasia, North America, and South America.

Answer 2

7

Answer 3

7

Answer 4

7

Answer 5

7

Answer 6

There are 7 continents.
1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Australia
4. Antarctica
5. Europe
6. North America
7. South America

Answer 7

There are 7, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. A continent does not have to be a separate land mass, if fact, only two of them, Australia and Antarctica are not connected by land to any of the others.

Answer 8

7 and 7 only.

Continent--One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Answer 9

There are indeed seven continents.

North America and South American are considered separate continents, but I do not know exactly where they are supposed to separate.

Asia and Europe are separate continents, and they separate at the Ural and the Caucusus Mountains.

Africa is a separate continent, separates from Asia at Sinai.

Australia is a separate continent.

Antarctica is a separate continent - it is known by traversing with submarines that there is no land mass at the North Pole.

Just to make it more confusing, though - - -

India is referred to as the 'subcontinent,' because it is believed to have been separate at one point, and collided with Asia where the Himalaya Mountains are.

And, the vast island expanses of the Pacific Ocean is becoming known as Oceania because they are all part of a giant tectonic plate and are sort of an underwater continent, but that is not finalized yet.

And, to follow up with what Zholla had said, Europe-Asia-Africa is sometimes referred to as the World Island.

Answer 10

Europe and Asia and North and South are both major land masses so you could say

The five continents include Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Eurasia, and the Americas.

or traditionally

The seven continents include Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America