Sovereign Countries Area (km2) 24,709,000 km2 Area (mi2) 9,540,000 mi2 Population Density 23 km2 GDP (PPP) $26.03 Trillion GDP per Capita North America is the …
Most Americans are taught there are 7 continents but elsewhere it is 5 or 6
Depending on where you live in the world, you may have learned that there are 5, 6, or 7 continents. This is because there are no official criteria for determining continents. While the position of landmasses on continental crust may be used to determine continents, geopolitical factors also affect their delineation. So while in Europe most are taught there is 6 it's not even the same 6 in Eastern and Western Europe.
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Sub Continents
DIFFERENT CONTINENT MODEL ISSUES
• Some people feel there are just 5 continents on Earth, and others argue for a 7-continent model. It depends on where you are located and who is …
Defining Continents The concept of defining continents as large land masses dates back to Ancient Greece, when ship navigators named coastal lands …
The Planet Earth is divided into regions known as continents. Some continents, such as Africa, Antarctica, and Australia, are distinct and separate, …