The earth has seven huge land areas called continents. Some are connected to each other. Others are completely surrounded by water. These chunks of land are so large that some may have snowy mountains on one part and steamy forests on another. They may have dozens of countries or just one. What are the names of these seven continents, and how is each one special? Which one is the largest? Which one has the most people?
The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Australia is an island, a piece of land totally surrounded by water. But it is such a huge island that it is also a continent. Other continents, such as Europe and North America, have islands that are part of them. There are also thousands of smaller islands, such as group of islands called the Pacific Islands, that are not counted as part of the continents. Europe and Asia are joined on one side, but they are thought of as two continents.
For example, on map if you look closely, you will see that each continent has a different shape, use tracing paper to trace the shape of each continent.
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