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Does continent have a prefix?

Yes, the word "continent" does have a prefix. The prefix in this word is "con-," which means "together" or "with." In this case, "continent" refers to a large landmass that is continuous or connected.


Which continent has most of its land mass in the tropical zone?

Asia is the continent with most of its landmass in the tropical zone


What does subcontinent mean?

It means basically India, which is a landmass, originally seperate, pushed up into the main body of Asia. The collision caused the Himalayas. It's called a subcontinent because it wasn't always part of Asia.


Which continent is an Island?

If you define an Island as a body of land surrounded by ocean, then technically every landmass is a island, (the Americas, Eurasia plus Africa, Australia and Antarctica, as well as all smaller bodies)More Scientifically though the terms Continent and Island refer to different sizes of such landmasses. The worlds smallest Continent is Australia, while the worlds largest Island is Greenland. There is no strict means of deciding what landmass is large enough to be a continent.In simple terms, both the continents of Australia and Antarctica are island continents, being completely surrounded by water.


What word means a large land mass?

a continent


What word means a very large area of land?

A continent.


What was the name of supercontinent?

Pangea


Which two continents are located on a single landmass?

Europe and Asia are the two continents that are located on a single land mass. This means that there isn't a large body of water separating the 2 continents.


What is a piece of land that sticks out from a large mass?

A piece of land that sticks out from a larger landmass is called a Peninsula.The word Peninsula comes from Latin.Paene means 'almost,' and Insula means an 'island.'It's almost an island!


What is a contient?

A continent is a large, continuous landmass on Earth, typically identified by geographic boundaries such as mountain ranges, rivers, or oceans. There are seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America.


What is the word for across the continent?

Intracontinental is a word that means within a continent. Transcontinental means crossing or spanning a continent.


What type landmass is Florida?

Florida is a peninsula, which means it is a landmass surrounded by water on three sides but connected to the mainland on one side. It is the southeasternmost state in the United States.