what is the difference between a country and a continent???

Question

I have a to write a 100 word report on the difference between a country and o continent cause some kid in our 6th grade class does not know the diff. between the 2.

I NEED ANSWERES ASAP IT IS DUE IN 2 DAYS!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical territory.A country usually has its own government, administration and laws; and often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and a population who are referred to as one another's countrymen.
In the world we can list 243 entities considered to be countries. This corresponds to:
202 sovereign states, 36 inhabited dependent territories, and 5 areas of special sovereignty.
See list of countries in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries

A continent (Latin continere, "to hold together") is a large continuous landmass.
Seven landmasses and their associated islands are commonly reckoned as continents
Antarctica, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

Answer 2

It's not easy to define exactly a "continent".

A country is more a place where a same political power is applied to a certain area (with some autonomy in its regions depending on the poltical model choose, but at least, there's a common government and chief).

A continent... well, it's a grouping of countries (and so, with various political powers), sharing a larger landmass (even "water land" such as Oceania), or having ties due to history or culture (thus, the separation of Europe and Asia, which shares however a same landmass). The definition can vary if you look at things from a strictly geographical or a historical point of view.

Antarctica is a particular case : it's a continent, but with no country on it (some countries have territorial claims on it, but the Antarctic Treaty consider the continent as neutral)

Hope that will help you.

Answer 3

Sorry to hear about the kid in class. .....A country is a territory occupied by a nation. A Continent however is a large continuous land mass (that is an over simplified definition that is highly debated). Since you need to write a report only 100 words long (continent is a highly debated term!!!) I would keep it real simple. Use the textbook for definitions..and give a few examples of each...such as America is a country but it resides in the continent of North America. and Europe is a continent but England and France are countries within the continent of Europe. Good Luck!

Answer 4

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what is the difference between a country and a continent???
I have a to write a 100 word report on the difference between a country and o continent cause some kid in our 6th grade class does not know the diff. between the 2.

Answer 5

The difference between a country and a continent is that a country is a large land which is divided into states but are united as a country or nation which share common goals,policies,government,currency,economy and areunited under the umbrella of unity.
Example is canada,Nigeria,Britain,Germany,USA,South Africa etc.
A continent is the combination of various country within in a continental plate.They comprises of various countries that that share only a few policies.They do not share common currencies,government or ecomony.There are only 7 continents in the world.
Europe,Africa,Asia,South America,North America,Australia and Antarctica.

Answer 6

Oh--you're killing me here.

May I guess? You're the student who didn't know? Apparently you could've been.

A continent is a large land mass. A country is an independent political entity. A continent may have lots of countries, just one country for the whole thing (Australia), or no countries at all (Antarctica).

What you do with the other 65 words is a mystery to me.

Answer 7

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The USA is not a continent. It is a country on the continent of North America. A country is defined by its political borders and a continent is a geographical land mass.

Answer 8

What Is The Continent

Answer 9

con·ti·nent 1 (knt-nnt)
n.
1. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

coun·try (kntr)
n. pl. coun·tries
1.
a. A nation or state.
b. The territory of a nation or state; land.
c. The people of a nation or state; populace: The whole country will profit from the new economic reforms.
2. The land of a person's birth or citizenship: Foreign travel is restricted in his country.
3. A region, territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture: hill country; Bible country.
4. An area or expanse outside cities and towns; a rural area: a vacation in the country.
5. Law A jury.
6. Informal Country music.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or typical of the country: a country road; country cooking.
2. Of or relating to country music.

Answer 10

A Country is a goup of people who establish a government to control a geographic area. A continent "is" a geographical area, there are seven, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antartica, and Africa

Answer 11

All boundaries are invented and established by man, but for the continents mostly natural boundaries like seas and mountains were taken.
Countries are political entities and their boundaries are political. The ones chosen may be natural ones, like rivers, seas and mountains as well, but often they are completely arbitrary or the result of who won a war of conquest. A good example of the last is the border between the US and Mexico.