Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Continents

While conventional thinking says there are 7 continents (what I was taught in school), I learned today, that other schools of thought give the number as low as 4.

The 7 I learned about growing up are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia (or Oceania), and Antarctica.

Some combine Europe and Asia into Eurasia, bringing the number down to 6.

Others consider just 5: Eurasia, Australia (or Oceania), Africa, Antarctica, and the Americas.

The ones who only count 4 include: Eurafrasia, the Americas, Antarctica, and Oceania


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