How many continents are there in the world?

There are seven continents in the world, namely Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Oceania. The largest state in the world is Asia, with an area of ??44 million square meters. km, the smallest state is Oceania, which has an area of ??nine million square kilometres. The full name of Asia is Asia, which means the place where the sun rises in the east.

The scope of Oceania has two views: narrow sense and broad sense. The narrow sense only refers to the three major island groups in the Pacific, namely Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. In a broad sense, in addition to the three major island groups, it also includes Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea, totaling approximately more than 10,000 islands. The total land area is about 8.97 million square kilometers, accounting for about 6% of the world's total land area. It is the smallest continent in the world.

Extended information:

The African continent reaches Cape Halfon in the east (51°24'E, 10°27'N) and Cape Agulhas (20°02' in the south) E, 34°51'S), west to Cape Verde (17°33'W, 14°45'N), north to Cape Gillan (Cape Benseca) (9°50'E, 37°21'N) .

The African continent has a vast plateau area. Plateaus with an altitude of 500 meters to 1,000 meters account for more than 60% of Africa's area, and are known as the "Plateau Continent". Mountain plateaus with altitudes above 2,000 meters account for about 5% of Africa. Plains below 200 meters above sea level are mostly distributed in coastal areas, accounting for less than 10% of Africa's area. The average altitude of the African continent is 650 meters.

Africa is one of the birthplaces of ancient humans and civilizations in the world, with the earliest written records dating back to 4000 BC. Egypt in northern Africa is one of the birthplaces of world civilization.

Since Portugal occupied Ceuta in 1415, European powers began to colonize Africa. It reached its peak around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. About 95% of African territory was divided up by the powers, and resources were plundered for a long time. . Colonies became independent one after another after 1947, and the Year of African Independence (1960) symbolized Africa's independence from the rule of foreign powers and the end of Africa's colonial era.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Seven Continents

Baidu Encyclopedia-Africa