HOW MANY CONTINENTS ARE THERE?

[JuanMena]

I know this sound childsih, but it's actually a question my sis told me to ask here as she's curious to know how you were taught that.

She insists that there are 5.

I keep telling her that I was taught there's 7 continents:

• Nort America
• South America
• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Oceanía
• Australia

(I'm aware of the mistake of leaving out Antarctica but I'd rather leave my mistake as it is)

 

[NeroAngelo]

yes, 7 continents, you missed one though ;

• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia (with the islands it's referred to as Oceania)

* Antarctica

 

[Crazynoob458]

1 oceania is australia too
2 north and south america is the same so ameria as a whole

 

[smileyhead]

According to Wikipedia, there are 5 continents that can be divided into 7 regions. Eurasia and America are single continents that are divided into 2 regions each.

 

[JuanMena]

@NeroAngelo
whoopsie!

 

[JuanMena]

"Entonces están Asia, África, América del Norte, América del Sur, Antártida, Europa, Oceanía"

It says:
"Then there's Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Oceania"

This is from the BBC site.

 

[JuanMena]

Other site says there's 6:

Asia, America, Africa, Antarctica, Europe and Oceania

 

[raulioli8810]

apologies but you sister is not very intelligent if she says there is only 5......
theres 7. always has been.

 

[_abysswalker_]

You are both right - it's only a matter of loose convention. As for which to use it depends on context - when talking of pre-historic and early civilizations for example, it's important for Eurasia to be viewed as single landmass. When talking about politics further dividing those landmasses using abstract terms is (unfortunately) more accurate.

• The seven-continent model is usually taught in most English-speaking countries including the United States, United Kingdom[37] and Australia,[38] and also in China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and parts of Western Europe
• The six-continent combined-Eurasia model is mostly used in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Japan.
• The six-continent combined-America model is often used in Latin America,[39] Greece,[22] and countries that speak Romance languages.
• The United Nations[23] and in the Olympic Charter[24] in its description of the Olympic flag derived the five-continent model from the combined-America model by excluding Antarctica as uninhabited.

 

[AlanJohn]

No such continents as Asia and Europe. Only Eurasia. Look at a map!

 

[JuanMena]

I was taught there are 7!
My sister is currently attending University and she's been taught there are 5!

@AlanJohn I'm sure Eurasia is not a thing anymore. If so... then what are Russians? Europeans? or Asians?

 

[KiiWii]

7. It’s 7.

 

[JuanMena]

I'm telling you guys... there are 7 continents.
Who wants the 10xp points?

 

[FAST6191]

Choice video
CGP grey with What are Continents?

The 5 thing tends to be a thing in South America where they insist on joining with North America (and sometimes get quite defensive about it).

 

[JuanMena]

@FAST6191 I WANT IT TO BE 1 FUCKIN CONTINENT CALLED PHALANGEE ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ