What is a Continent?

Answer 1

CONTINENT
- A large land mass rising abruptly from the deep ocean floor, including marginal regions that are shallowly submerged. Continents constitute about one-third of the earth's surface.

- A large area of land. There are seven continents: North and South America; Asia; Europe; Africa; Australia; Antarctica.

- A large landmass, as distinct from the oceans. The seven continents are: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. There are also a group of islands in the Pacific ocean which geographers refer to as Oceania.

- A large landmass composed mostly of granitic rock. Continents rise abruptly above the deep-ocean floor and include the marginal areas submerged beneath sea level.

Answer 2

A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, but seven areas are commonly reckoned as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Answer 3

A continent, in geologic circles, is defined as a tectonic plate with a large land mass above the ocean's surface. There are seven such type plates. There are more plates, but those are completely submerged. The seven plates fitting this description are:
the North American plate
the South American plate
the Eurasian plate
the African plate
the Australian plate
the Antarctic plate
the Indian plate.
However, due to things like politics and international agreements, Europe and Asia are usually referred to as separate, and Indian plate is called a "sub-plate" or "sub-continent" and gets lumped in with Asia. Visist the USGS website, they have a map of the world's tectonic plates.

Answer 4

Continent is a large landmass on the earth.

Answer 5

N. America
S. America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antartica
Africa

there ya go there are all 7!!