What is the smallest continent on earth?

29% of the earth is land, and 7 1% is ocean. The global land can be divided into seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, South America, North America and Antarctica.

Distribution of continents and oceans

Asia, Asia for short.

Asia: Located in the northeast of the old hemisphere, it borders the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Indian Ocean on the east, north and south, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea on the west.

Area: 44 million km2, accounting for 29.4% of the world's total land area, making it the largest continent in the world. The Asian continent is connected with the European continent, collectively known as Eurasia.

Scope: The mainland reaches Cape Yezhnev in the east, Cape Pai in the south, Cape Baba in the west and Cape Cheryushin in the north. The Urals in the northwest, ural river, the Caspian Sea and the Great Caucasus Mountains, the Turkish Strait is separated from Europe, the Suez Canal in the southwest, the Red Sea adjacent to Africa, a series of islands close to Oceania in the southeast, and North America across the Bering Strait in the northeast.

There are 48 countries and regions in Asia, divided into East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and North Asia.

The population is 35 1.3 billion, accounting for 60.5% of the world's total population. China has the largest population, and other countries with a population of more than 1 100 million are Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Bangladeshi and Pakistani.

Race: yellow people account for more than 3/5 of the population of the whole continent, followed by white people and few blacks.

Religion: Asia is the birthplace of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.

Language: Asian languages belong to Sino-Tibetan, South Asian, Altaic, Korean, Japanese and Indo-European languages.

Africa, Africa for short.

Africa: located in the southwest of the old hemisphere, it spans the north and south of the equator, and some parts of the northwest extend to the western hemisphere. It borders the Indian Ocean in the east, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar in the north, and Europe in the northeast corner. The narrow Red Sea and Suez Canal adjoin Asia. Scope: The mainland reaches Cape Hafen in the east, Cape Agus in the south and Cape Verde in the west. North to Cape Giran (Cape Benseka). Area: about 30.2 million square kilometers (including nearby islands). It accounts for about 20.2% of the world's total land area and is the second largest continent in the world after Asia. Geographical area: There are currently 56 countries and regions in Africa. Geographically, African customs are divided into five regions: North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and South Africa.

The population is 748 million, accounting for 12.9% of the world's total population, ranking second in the world, second only to Asia. The birth rate, death rate and growth rate of African population are the highest on all continents.

Race: Africa is the most complex region in the world. Most ethnic groups in Africa belong to black people, and the rest belong to white people and yellow people.

Language: There are about 800 African languages, which are generally divided into four major language families.

Religion: African residents mostly believe in primitive religion and Islam, while a few believe in Catholicism and Christianity.

Europe for short.

It is located in the northwest of the old hemisphere, west of Asia, north of the Arctic Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Africa across the Mediterranean, east of Urals, ural river, Caucasus, Bosphorus, Daniil Strait and Asia, northwest of Greenland Sea, east of Denmark Strait and North America.

Scope: The mainland reaches the Urals in the east, Cape Maroqi in the south, Cape Rocca in the west and Cape Noqin in the north.

Area:10160,000 square kilometers, accounting for about 6.8% of the world's total land area, only bigger than Oceania and the sixth continent in the world.

Europe

Geographical region: There are 44 countries and regions in Europe, which are divided into five regions: southern Europe, western Europe, central Europe, northern Europe and eastern Europe.

Ethnic Composition: Most residents in Europe are white (Europa), and the ethnic composition of all continents is relatively simple. There are about 70 ethnic groups in the whole continent, most of which have reached a certain number, and there are few small ethnic groups and tribes. The ethnic composition of most countries is also relatively simple. Countries with complex ethnic composition include Russia and Switzerland.

Language: There are many languages in Europe. The main languages are English, Russian, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Religion: Most residents believe in Catholicism and Christianity.

Oceania

Oceania, located in the southwest and south of the Pacific Ocean, refers to Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.

Area: The total land area of Oceania is about 8.97 million Km2, accounting for 6% of the total land area of the earth, making it the smallest continent in the world.

Geographical area: there are 14 independent countries in Oceania, and the remaining ten areas are still under the jurisdiction of the United States, Britain, France and other countries. It is geographically divided into six regions: Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

With a population of 29 million, accounting for about 0.5% of the world's population, it is the least populated continent in the world except Antarctica. Papuans, Australians, Tasmanians, Maori, melanesians, Micronesia, Polynesia and other local residents account for about 20% of the total population, and European descendants account for more than 70%. In addition, there are hybrids, Indians, China and Japanese.

Language: Most residents speak English, while the local residents of the three islands speak Melanesian, Micronesia and Polynesian.

Religion: Most residents believe in Christianity, a few believe in Catholicism and most Indians believe in Hinduism.

South America, referred to as South America.

South America is located in the southern part of the western hemisphere, bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Caribbean Sea in the north and Antarctica across the Drake Strait in the south. It is usually the Panama Canal that separates it from North America.

Scope: the mainland reaches Punta Blanco in the east, Punta Floyd in the south, Punta Paribas in the west and Punta Innas in the north.

Area: about17.97 million square kilometers (including nearby islands), accounting for about 12% of the world's total land area.

Geographical area: geographically divided into: countries in northern South America, including Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela and Colombia.

Residents: Population: 325 million, accounting for about 5.6% of the world's total population. The population distribution is unbalanced.

Ethnic composition: South America has a complex ethnic group, including Indians, whites, blacks and various mixed-race types, among which Indo-European mixed-race types are the most.

Language: Indians use Indian, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, French is the official language of French Guyana, English is the official language of Guyana, Dutch is the official language of Suriname, and Spanish is the official language of other countries.

Religion: Most residents believe in Catholicism and a few believe in Christianity.

North America, America for short.

North America: It is located in the northern part of the western hemisphere, bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Arctic Ocean in the north. Its south is separated from South America by the Panama Canal. The mainland reaches Cape St. Charles in the east, Cape Mariato in the south, Cape Prince of Wales in the west and Cape Muchison in the Busia Peninsula in the north. North America includes America to the north of Panama Canal and the West Indies in the Caribbean.

Area: 24.228 million square kilometers (including nearby islands), accounting for 65.438+06.2% of the world's total land area, making it the third continent in the world. The population is 462 million, accounting for 8% of the world's total population. The population distribution of the whole continent is very uneven.

The geographical region is divided into nine regions: Eastern Region, Central Region, Western Region, Alaska, Canadian Arctic Islands, Greenland, Mexico, Central America and West Indies.

Ethnic composition: most of the residents are descendants of European immigrants, of which Anglo-Saxons are the most; Followed by Indians, blacks, hybrids, Inuit, Puerto Ricans, Jews, China and Japanese.

Language: Common English and Spanish, followed by French, Dutch and Hindi.

Religion: The residents mainly believe in Christianity and Catholicism.

Antarctica

Antarctica is the last continent that human beings have reached, also known as the "seventh continent".

Location: Located at the southernmost tip of the earth, the land is almost in the Antarctic circle, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. It is the continent with the highest geographical latitude in the world.

Area: The total area is about140,000 square kilometers, accounting for 9.4% of the total land area of the world.

Scope: It consists of continent, continental margin ice and islands around Antarctica, in which the mainland area is123.93 million square kilometers, the continental margin ice area is1582 million square kilometers, and the island area is 76,000 square kilometers.

Antarctica

Geographical division: Antarctica is divided into two parts: East Antarctica and West Antarctica. East Antarctica extends from 30 west longitude to170 east longitude, including cortese Land, Maud Land, Enderby Land, Wilkes Land, George V Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctic Plateau and Pole.

Area: 1.0 1.8 million square kilometers. West Antarctica lies between 50 and 65,438+0.60 west longitude, including Antarctic Peninsula, Alexandria, Ellsworth Land and Bird Land (Mary Bird Land), covering an area of 2.29 million square kilometers.

Residents: Antarctica has only scientific researchers and whaling teams from other continents, and there are no settled residents.

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