3.1.5

The Continents

Test yourself

How Big Are The Continents?

There are seven continents on planet earth.

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The 7 continents

  • There are 7 continents on planet earth.
  • They are: Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, North America, Oceania (or Australasia) and Antarctica.
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The largest continent?

  • When looking at the land area, Asia is the biggest continent.
    • It is over 44 million km2.
  • This is significantly bigger than Africa which is second largest.
    • It is over 30 million km2.
  • In comparison, the whole of Europe is only just over 10 million km2 in size.
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The largest population?

  • The continent with the largest population is Asia with over 4 billion people.
  • This is much more than the second largest (Africa) with just over 1 billion people.
  • Asia has such a large population because it contains China and India.
    • Both of which have a population of over 1 billion people.
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The smallest population?

  • Antarctica is the continent with the smallest population.
    • In fact, it has no permanent population.
    • It has no indigenous population.
  • The only people who ‘live’ on Antarctica are scientists visiting to do research there.

Jump to other topics

1Geography Skills

2Geology of the UK

3Geography of the World

4Development

5Weather & Climate

6The World of Work

7Natural Resources

8Rivers

9Coasts

10Glaciers

11Tectonics

12Climate Change

13Global Population & Inequality

14Urbanisation

15Ecosystems

16Life in an Emerging Country

17Analysis of Africa

18Analysis of India

19Analysis of the Middle East

20Analysis of Bangladesh

21Analysis of Russia

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