When looking at a globe, the continents are probably the easiest things to spot. A continent is a large, continuous mass of land. Earth has seven continents. In order from largest to smallest, they are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.
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Africa is the second largest continent in the world after Asia. It covers about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is surrounded by water. To the north is the Mediterranean Sea, to the west and south the Atlantic Ocean, and to the east the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. More than 50 countries make up the continent, and it is estimated that more than one-eighth of the world’s population – more than 1 billion people – lived in Africa in 2014.
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Europe is the second smallest of the world’s seven continents, covering an area of about 10.4 million square kilometres (4 million square miles). Nevertheless Europe has more people than any other continent except Asia and Africa. Despite its size, it has had a great influence on the world. The peoples and culture of Europe have spread to many other regions of the world.
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