earth.
Many people combine the two continents Asia and Europe into a single
continent and call it Eurasia. Many others combine the two continents North America
What are the 7 Continents? From and South America into one and call it the American continent. But in general there
are seven large land masses on earth, namely Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia,
Biggest to Smallest Europe, North America and South America. Let us see each of these continents in
detail.
Asia
This is the first one that comes in to mind when you think about what are the 7
continents. Asia is the largest continent on earth covering about 9 percent of the
earth’s surface. It is also the most populated continent on earth, home to an estimated
population of around 4.3 billion people. This large population makes it an important
part of the world economy.
Continents are the large land masses that we see on our earth. These hard land masses
where people and other living organisms walk or crawl and make home are large in
size, and are made up of many countries. There are also many small land masses
which we call as islands, but continents are very large in size compared to these
islands. So, what are the seven continents on Earth? There are seven continents on
Africa North America
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It is also the second largest
continent in the world in terms of population. Africa is also referred to as the black
continent by many. This large land mass comprises of 54 countries and is home to
one billion people. About 15 percent of the world population leaves in this continent
which constitute about 20 percent of the total land area. Africa lies in the center of the North America is a continent which lies wholly in the northern hemisphere. It is
earth with equator passing through its center. The climate of Africa is largely tropical bordered by Arctic Ocean in the north, Atlantic Ocean in the east, Pacific Ocean in
in nature. The northern and southern parts of Africa have temperate climatic the south and west, and South America and Caribbean Sea in the south east. North
conditions. Africa is also considered to be the birth place of mankind. The oldest America lies almost wholly in the western hemisphere. North America covers almost
fossils of Homo sapiens found till now have been from the eastern parts of this 4.8 percent of the earth’s surface and comprises around 16.5 percent of the whole
continent. This large and diverse continent is home to lot of endangered species. land area on earth. North America is home to nearly 565 million people. About 7.5
percent of the world’s population lives here. It is the third largest continent in the
world by area and fourth largest continent by population. Most of the land and area of
the continent is dominated by Canada, United States of America, Greenland and
Mexico. There are also many smaller states in the Central America and Caribbean
regions.
South America South America is a continent which is diverse in terms of geography and biodiversity.
The world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, angel falls is situated in Venezuela in
South America. The Amazon River, which is the largest river in the world in terms of
volume, is also in this continent. The Atacama Desert, which is the driest non polar
place on earth, and the Amazon forest which is the largest rainforest on earth, is
situated in this continent. It is also home to many interesting and unique species of
animals such as anaconda, piranha, jaguar etc. The Amazon rainforests contains a
major proportion of the earth’s species. Brazil is the largest country in South America
occupying more than half of the continents land area and population.
Antarctica
People generally leave this out when they think what are the 7 continents. Antarctica
South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere with most of its land is the southernmost continent of all. It is made of large permanent glaciers that
area lying in the southern hemisphere and a relatively small portion in the northern surround the South Pole. This is one of the most inhabitable places on earth. With a
hemisphere. It has Pacific Ocean to its western side, Atlantic Ocean in the north and very small population of less than 5000 residents, Antarctica is the least populated
eastern side, and North America and Caribbean Sea in the North West side. With an continent on earth. It is also home to very few plant and animal species. Antarctica is
area covering 17,840,000 square kilometres and a population of more than 3 billion, also the coldest landmass on earth and much of this continent is made of permanent
South America is the fourth largest continent in terms of size and fifth in terms of glaciers.
population. South America is home to twelve sovereign states and two non sovereign
states.
Europe Australia
Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. It comprises the westernmost
peninsula of the giant Eurasian continent. Covering almost 2 percent of the earth’s
surface Europe takes 6.8 percent of the world’s total land area. Europe is home to
almost 50 countries and is the third most populated continent in the world after Asia
and Africa. About 11 percent of the world’s population lives in Australia. Russia is
the largest country in Europe and Vatican City is the smallest. The continent of Australia is a single country continent. It is the sixth largest country
by total area. It is also the smallest of all the seven continents. Because of its size, and
Europe is divided from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus isolated location, it is also called as island continent. Covering an area of 7617930
Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, black sea and the waterways connecting square kilometers, Australia lies in the Indo- Australian Plate. This continent is
black sea and Aegean Sea. Europe is bordered by Arctic Ocean in the north side, surrounded by Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Australia is one of the least populated
Atlantic Ocean on the west side, Mediterranean Sea to the south and black sea and continents and is rich in biodiversity. The Great Barrier Reef, which is the largest
connected water ways on the south east. coral reef in the world, is in Australia. It extends over 2000 kilometers in the north
east coast of Australia. Australia is also home to world’s largest monolith, Mount
Europe, especially ancient Greece is the birth place of the western culture. From early Augustus.
15th century, Europe has been playing a predominant role in the global affairs. It is
also where the industrial revolution started.
