how many continent are there and what are they?

Answer 1

There are 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Austrailia, and Antarctica.

Answer 2

Models
7 continents Antarctica South America North America Europe Asia Africa Australia
6 continents Antarctica South America North America Eurasia Africa Australia
6 continentsAntarctica America Europe Asia Africa Australia
5 continents Antarctica America Eurasia Africa Australia
5 continents Antarctica South America Laurasia Africa Australia
4 continents Antarctica America Eurasia Africa
3 continents Antarctica America Africa-Eurasia


see more detail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

Answer 3

There are 7 continents. As far as the size is concerned first comes Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Asia -:
Asia is the largest country in both population and size. It extends from 10*S to 80*N latitudes and 25*E and 170*E longitudes. Its north south extent is about 8,500kms and east west extent is about 9600kms. The Caspian Sea and the Ural mountains separates Asia from Europe, Bering Strait from North America and Suez Canal from Africa.

Africa -:
It is the 2nd largest continent. It lies between 18*w to 51*w longitudes.

America (North and South)
It is 3rd and 4th largest and 7*n to 83* 13*n to 55 *s latitudes respectively.

To know about other remaining continents search on google or ICSE board geography RK JAIN Ratna Sagar book.

Answer 4

There are 6 Continents 1 of which is the combination of Europe and Asia. Europe is like a peninsula of Asia and is therefor part of it. Americans are the only ones that think and have been taught incorrectly, that this is not the case.
North America, South America, Eur- Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
Continent as in continental drift, as opposed to all the others, Europe is NOT on its own continental plate.
India could more easily be a separate continent as it slams into Asia on its own plate.

Answer 5

There are 7 continents. Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, North America, South America and Antartica.

Answer 6

There are 7 and this are:

Asia
Africa
South America
North America
Europe
Australia
Antarctica

additional notes if you don't mind:

Asia being the largest and the most populous continent or region, it covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area, or 29.4% of its land area and it contains more than 60% of the world's human population. it also shares the continent of Europe called the Eurasia, the Africa called Afro-Asian and to the Australia being linked to the three major tropical islands namely Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia called Australasia.

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6.0% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area. With more than 890,000,000 people in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14% of the world's human population. it is also called the black continent

North America is a continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost fully in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean. it is the third-largest continent in area, after Asia and Africa, and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.It covers an area of about 24,490,000 km², or about 4.8% of the planet's surface. As of October 2006, its population was estimated at over 514,600,000.

South America has an area of 17,840,000 km², or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,000,000. it is called the latin america.

Antarctica is the southernmost continent and includes the South Pole.At 14.425 million km², Antarctica is the third-smallest continent after Europe and Australia; 98% of it is covered in ice. it is called the continent without a country.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10 400 000 square kilometres or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller than Europe is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent with a population of some 710,000,000, or about 11% of the world's population.

The Australian continent is the smallest and lowest-lying of the Earth's continents, having a total land area of some 8,560,000 square kilometres. it is called the "The Land Down Under" being the continent almost lying actually seems like under the globe where antarctica is placed.

Answer 7

7 continents (the biggest being Asia and the smallest being Australia)
Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America

Answer 8

Antarctica, Africa, Australia, Asia, North America, South America, Europe

that makes 7, kids
lol

Answer 9

There are 6 continents, yes Europe and Asia is one landmass, therefore one continent.

Answer 10

seven continents- north america, south america, australia, africa, asia, europe and antarctica