What is the name given to the seven large piece s of land on Earth
the continent
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Continents are the seven largest land masses.
A continent is any of the seven large land masses that constitute most of the dry land on the surface of the Earth. They are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Continent can also refer to the part of the Earth's crust that rises above the oceans. The Earth's continents, from largest to smallest, are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
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What someone means when they're asking about the seven continents is they're asking about the 7 major land masses on earth. The seven continents are North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Europe.
Continents are the large land masses that sit atop the Earth's crust, on tectonic plates having lighter material than the ocean plates.There are seven continents. In order of decreasing size they are :AsiaAfricaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAntarcticaEuropeAustralia (sometimes erroneously referred to as Oceania)The masses of Europe and Asia are linked, and still just barely separated from Africa. North and South America are joined by a narrow isthmus, Panama. The land areas of Earth might be considered large islands in the global ocean.The 7 continents are: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. [Sometimes Oceania]
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Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
Continents.
Asia.Any one of these land masses is called a "continent".
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Africa
These seven giant land masses are continents. They are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Large masses of land are called continents.
The land masses of the Earth are the continents.
Earth
The seven major land areas on earth are called continents. The one That the United States is in is called North America.