There are "7 continents" due to a combination of how plate tectonics processes have fractured the light granitic rocks that make up the continents and then smashed them back together over time, along with human perceptions (e.g. Europe and Asia are considered by human perception to be separate continents but they are a single continent of Eurasia in terms of plate tectonics processes).
At various times in the past there have been as few as one continent and at other times there have been more than the current number.
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the earths plates shifted....
All seven continents are surrounded by water to some extent.
The Earth has seven major land masses or continents. These are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Antarctica.
99% of the worlds LANDsurface is covered by the continents
It is approximately seven.
Earth's landmass is the part of earth total area that is covered by land and solid mass; it occupies about 21% of earths total surface area. Earth's landmass consists of the soils, continents, rocks, vegetations, and every other landforms and structures present on the earths surface. Geographically we can say that the Earth's landmass is the areas ocupied by the crust, the lithosphere and the solid part of the biosphere.
148,940,000 km2 = land surface area of planet Earth
All seven continents are land masses located on Earth's surface. They host diverse ecosystems, support human populations, and play a vital role in Earth's geography and climate.
Large land masses on the surface of the Earth are called continents. There are seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and South America. Each continent has its own unique characteristics and diverse ecosystems.
The large landmasses that geographers identify as the seven continents are: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and South America.
Yes, it is possible to find the absolute location of the seven continents on Earth using latitude and longitude coordinates. The relative location of the continents can be determined by their positions and relationships to each other on the Earth's surface.