Did you know that many countries teach that there are only 5 continents. The USA teaches there are 7.?

I'm raised in Toronto, and we were taught that there're 7 continents too. Huh...interesting. I actually learned something new on Answers for once! lol

If the definition of a Continent the worlds largest land masses than I would have to say 5. Because South and North America are 1 land mass, and Asia and Europe are 1 land mass. Although the Panama Canal separates North and South America so I could even say 6, even though I know the Canadian Atlas says 7. Canada

Hmmmm.........Amazing since I'm married to a Tunisian, I'm living in Tunisia and am around his friends and family, and they all told me there are 7 continents. I think you should take Tunisia off your list. That might have been something that was taught a while ago and in the poor country sides, but not in the mainstream.

I agree with you . Antartica (and the North Pole) are sparsely populated because of artic temperatures and the inability to do farming there. That may be why some do not consider Antartica to be a "continent".

If I had to guess 5, it would have been America (N & S), Eurasia (Europe & Asia together), Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.

here in our country it was just 5 or 4 years ago that i knew that Antarctica became the seventh continent.

Yeah!!! there are 7 continents... we have the same information... how about the lost continent???

this is the most worthless piece of information

are you just to stupid to think people might actually care about this.

do us all a favor and move to one of those countries

What about Antartica?

Wow.