Are there 7 or 5 continents?

Are there 7 or 5 continents?

There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size).

How many continent are in world?

List of the seven continents

What are the 5 countries in Asia?

Today, Asia is home to the citizens of Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan.

What are the countries in northern Asia?

The Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia defines the region as Russia, Mongolia, Japan, Korea and China. The Yellow Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the East China Sea are also included in discussions of the region.

Is Oceania a continent or a region?

Actually, by the definition of a continent as a large continuous area of land, the South Pacific Islands of Oceania aren’t a continent, but one could say they belong to a continent, e.g. Oceania is sometimes associated with the continent of Australia.

Where is Asia located on the world map?

Asia is the largest of the seven continents of the earth both area wise and population wise. Area is 44,936,000 sq. km. It is separated from Europe by the Ural Mountains in the West. The continent is bounded by the Arctic Ocean in the North, the Indian Ocean in the South, the Pacific Ocean in the East, and the Mediterranean Sea in the South-West.

Which three points in Africa almost touch Eurasia?

The three points where Africa almost touches Eurasia are Gibraltar, Suez, and Bab-el-Mandeb. The country having highest death rate and least life expectancy in the world is Sierra Leone, which is in Africa only. Important tribes are Bantus, Berbers Hausas, Masai, Pygmies, Hottentots, Bushmen, Tuaregs, Kikuyus, etc.

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