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Geologically speaking, the outer surface of the Earth is called the Crust; this lies over a much thicker layer known as the Mantle, which is much denser, and finally the inner part of the Earth is the Core, which is believed to be even denser, molten and metallic.

The surface of the Earth is further differentiated by those parts which are covered in water and those parts which are land. These are generally divided into seven continents and seven seas (or more accurately, oceans), the land masses of the continents resting on thicker Crust than the oceans.

The Continental crust is divided into "Tectonic Plates", which are very slowly moving due to convection currents produced in the underlying mantle, and where these plates meet there is much volcanic and seismic activity.

The seven continents are In order of size from the largest down): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.

The "seven seas" is a rather less accurate yet common term, and currently refers to the seven major oceans; the North Pacific, South Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.

n.b. The original question as phrased is rather ambiguous, but I hope this has been of help.

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Well, there's grasslands, Taigas, forests, ice caps, etc.

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The surface of the Earth is divided into moving segments which are called plates, tectonic plates, or lithospheric plates and are classified as oceanic or continental.

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