now the first question is how many continents in the world and the second one is what is continent
number one question is seven the the world
number two is what is continents ..............
number one question is seven the the world
number two is what is continents ..............
Continent Definition
"Continent" derives from the Latin terra continēns [terra = “land”, continēns = present participle of the verb contineō = con (“together”) + teneō (“I hold”). The meaning is therefore “land held together” or "connected land."
Originally the term "continent" was applied to any area of land, of any size, not separated by water, including islands.
Concurrently, ever since the times of ancient Greek mariners and philosophers, the world was separated into "parts." These parts were initially Europe and Asia, with the subsequent addition of Africa and, in 1507, of the Americas. Only in the late nineteenth century such parts of the earth came to be explicitly defined as continents.
Today, continents are understood to be large, continuous, distinct masses of land, ideally (but not necessarily) separated by expanses of water. No required minimum size to qualify as "large" (or "very large") has been defined, nor the requisite degree of physical separation. Continents are therefore defined by convention rather than a strict criteria. The criteria used can be of geographical, historical, cultural, anthropological, political, or even of philosophical nature.
NOW LOOK AT THE LIST
1
- Antarctica
2
- Asia
3
- Europe
4
- Africa
5
- North America
6
- South America
7
- Australia (or Oceania)
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