how many continents are there in the world?

Question

there are 6 continents Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Antartica

Answer 1

In the first grade, we were taught that there are seven continents. It hasn't changed.

Answer 2

7 continents Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Antartica

Answer 3

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

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I've heard the argument before that Europe and Asia should be considered as one continent as they are one land mass (much more so than South and North America), The two explanations I've heard for why they are treated separately are:
1. Religion and Politics (The "discoverers" of the world came from Europe so Asia must be somewhere else).

2. Geological: Asia and Europe are two separate "continents" on different plates that have run into each other (hence the Himalayas).

I think under the second of these North and South America are separate continents.

Pete

PS: Isn't it interesting that all of them apart from Europe start with A - is there any reason for this or just coincidence??

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

7

Answer 8

7.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

Answer 9

Did you just answer your own question?
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How many Continents are there in the world?
5 continents
We have been taught in school (way back in the 60's in Europe) that there are five continents, Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe, for instance symbolised in the five rings of the Olympic Games.

6 continents
However, there is no standard definition for the number of continents. In Europe, many students are taught about six continents, where North and South America is combined to form a single America.
These six continents are Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, and Europe.

7 continents
By most standards, there are a maximum of seven continents - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America. Many geographers and scientists now refer to six continents, where Europe and Asia are combined (because they're one solid landmass).
These six continents are then Africa, Antarctica, Australia/Oceania, Eurasia, North America, and South America.

Oceania a continent?
Actually, by the definition of a continent as a large continuous area of land, the Pacific Islands of Oceania aren't a continent, but one could say they belong to a continent, e.g. Oceania is sometimes associated with the continent of Australia.

Answer 10

There are seven, not six. They're: Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Austrailia, Europe, and Antartica.

Answer 11

7