Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania, Antarctica

Asia, Asia for short.

Location: 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 square kilometers (including nearby islands), 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, with a total area of 507 1000 square kilometers, and the Asian continent accounts for about 4/5.

Scope: East of the mainland to Yezhnev point (west longitude169 40', north latitude 60 05', south to Piai point (east longitude103 30', north latitude1kloc-0/7', west to Baba point (east longitude) The Urals, ural river, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Bosphorus and Da Daniil Strait are bordered by Europe in the northwest, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea are bordered by Africa in the southwest, and a series of islands close to Oceania surround the mainland in the southeast, and North America faces each other across the Bering Strait in the northeast.

Geographical area: There are 48 countries and regions in Asia. Geographical habits are divided into East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and North Asia. East Asia includes China, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Japan. Southeast Asia includes Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei and other countries. South Asia includes Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim. West Asia, also known as Southwest Asia, includes Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain. Central Asia includes Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and southern Kazakhstan. North Asia refers to the Siberian region of Russia.

Africa, Africa for short.

Location: 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, Europe across the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar in the north, and Asia in the northeast corner with the narrow Red Sea and Suez Canal.

Scope: the mainland reaches Cape Hafeng (5124' e,10 27' n) in the east, Cape Agus (20 02' E, 34 51's) in the south and Cape Verde (17) in the west.

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: At present, there are 56 countries and regions in Africa. Geographically, Africa is traditionally divided into five regions: North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and South Africa. North Africa usually includes Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Azores and Madeira. East Africa usually includes Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Seychelles. West Africa usually includes Mauritania, Western Sahara, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, C? te d 'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria and the Canary Islands. Central Africa usually includes Chad, Central Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe. South Africa usually includes Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, reunion island and St. Helena.

Europe for short.

Location: located in the northwest of the old hemisphere and western Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Africa across the Mediterranean Sea in the south, the Urals Mountains, ural river, the Great Caucasus Mountains, the Bosporus Strait and the Da Daniil Strait in the east, and North America across the Greenland Sea and the Danish Strait in the northwest.

Scope: the Ural Mountains (6610 ′ e, 67 46 ′ n) in the east of the mainland, Maro Singularity (5 36 ′ w, 36 00 ′ n) in the south, and Rocca Point (9 31′ w, 38 48 ′ n) in the west.

Area: 65,438+0,065,438+0.6 million square kilometers, accounting for about 6.8% of the world's total land area, only bigger than Oceania, making it the sixth continent in the world. Geographical area: There are 44 countries and regions in Europe. Geographically, it is customarily divided into five regions: southern Europe, western Europe, central Europe, northern Europe and eastern Europe. Southern Europe refers to the Balkan Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula, Iberian Peninsula and the nearby islands south of the Alps, including Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Italy, Vatican, San Marino, Malta, Spain, Portugal and Andorra. In a narrow sense, Western Europe refers to the islands near the Atlantic Ocean and Western Europe, including Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Monaco. Central Europe refers to central Europe, south of the Baltic Sea and north of the Alps. Include Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Northern Europe refers to jutland and Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Include Iceland, Faroe Islands (Denmark), Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Eastern Europe refers to eastern Europe, and geographically refers to Estonia.

Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and western Russia. With a population of 728 million, accounting for 12.5% of the world's total population, it is the continent with the highest population density. The population distribution is relatively uniform. The population density of most countries is 50 people per square kilometer, only Northern Europe is sparse.

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 small ethnic groups and tribes are relatively rare. 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.

North America, short for North America.

Location: Located in the northern part of the western hemisphere. It faces the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Panama Canal in the south and South America in the south.

Scope: Cape St. Charles (55 40 ′ W, 5213 ′ N) in the east of the mainland, Cape Mariato (8105 ′ W, 712 ′ N) in the south, and Cape Prince of Wales (/kloc-0) in the west. North America includes not only America to the north of Panama Canal, but also the West Indies in the Caribbean.

Area: 24.228 million square kilometers (including nearby islands), accounting for about 16.2% of the world's total land area, making it the third continent in the world.

The geographical region is divided into nine regions: the eastern region (the region east of the Appalachian Mountains in Labrador Plateau), the central region (between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Labrador Plateau), the western region (the northern Cordillera Mountains in America, with the Rocky Mountains as the skeleton of this region), Alaska, the Canadian Arctic Islands, Greenland, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies.

Name: South America, short for South America.

Location: It 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 Cape Blanco in the east (34 46' west longitude and 7 09' south longitude), Cape Floyd in the south (765 438+018' west longitude and 53 54' south longitude) and Cape Parrias in the west (865 438+0 20 west longitude).

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. Countries in the central Andes, including Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Countries in southern South America, including Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Brazil, the eastern country of South America, accounts for about half of the total area of the mainland. The resident population is 325 million, accounting for 5.6% of the world's total population. The population distribution is uneven, and the northwest and eastern coastal areas are densely populated. The vast Amazon plain is one of the regions with the lowest population density in the world, with less than one person per square kilometer. Another feature of population distribution is that the population is highly concentrated in a few big cities.

Ethnic groups: The ethnic groups in South America are complex, including Indians, whites, blacks and various mixed-race types, among which Indo-European mixed-race types are the most. Among the nearly 300 million people, whites are the most, followed by Indo-European mixed-race and Indians, and blacks are the least.

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.

Oceania.

Location: located in the vast sea area north and south of the equator in the southwest and south of the Pacific Ocean. Its narrow scope refers to Polynesia in the east, Micronesia in the middle and Melanesia in the west. Broadly speaking, it refers to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea (Irian Island) except the above three islands. Area: Oceania has a total land area of about 8.97 million square kilometers, accounting for about 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.

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

Location: Located at the southernmost tip of the earth, the land is almost entirely 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 about 6.5438+0.4 million 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.

Geographical division: Antarctica is divided into 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. The area is 1 0 1 80000 square kilometers. West Antarctica lies between 50- 160 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 some scientific researchers and whaling teams from other continents, and there are no settled residents.

Brief history: 1738- 1739, French Bouvet discovered an island near the South Pole (now Bouvet Island) while sailing in the sea. 1772- 1775, the Englishman Cook arrived in south shetland islands near the South Pole. 1820- 182 1 year, American Palmer, Russian bellingshausen and lazarev, and British Bronzfeld discovered the Antarctic continent successively. 1838- 1842, Englishman Ross, Frenchman Duerville and American Wilkes visited the Antarctic continent successively. 19 1 1 In February, four Norwegians, including Amundsen, arrived at the South Pole for the first time. 1928- 1929, Americans made many Antarctic flight explorations and established the "Little Amelia Base".