por David Santiago ROMERO RODRIGUEZ hace 3 años
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The first division between continents was made by ancient Greek navigators, who named them 'landmass, terra firma'.
Generally classified by convention rather than any strict criteria, nowadays seven regions are regarded as continents from a geopolitical point of view.
You can find on this continent:
North America has five time zones and it is the only continent with every type of climate.
North America was named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci and is also known as the 'New World'.
The world's largest sugar exporter among the seven continents - Cuba - also called the 'sugar bowl of the world' is located here.
Australia is the world's smallest continent and is also known as an 'island continent' as it is surrounded by water on all sides.
It includes 14 countries and it is the least populated continent.
Its name comes from the Latin word 'australis' meaning 'southern' because it lies entirely on the south of the equator.
Of the seven continents of the world, Africa is the second largest.
Africa comprises 54 countries and it is the hottest continent.
The equator passes through the middle of Africa and it receives direct sunlight throughout the year.
The world gets 66% of its chocolate, 50% of the gold and 95% of the diamonds from Africa.
Europe is separated from Asia by the Ural mountains and the Caspian Sea.
It is surrounded by water on three sides: Mediterranean Sea in the south, Atlantic Ocean in the west, and the Arctic Ocean in the north.
Three-fourth of the world's potatoes grow in Europe.
