How Many CONTINENTS in the World Do You Think There Are?

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

I would go with 7

Asia
Africa
America
Europe
Australasia
Antarctica
Arctica

Surely in antarctic is in the arctic must be there as well.

No arctica is not a continent - it was an ancient continent but not classed as one any more - too small ?

 

[Juan Albion]

I've gone for five. N&S America is one continent that gets a bit thin in the middle. And I prefer to think of Australia as incontinent.

 

[Don Quixote]

Arctica is just ice isn't it?

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Arctica is just ice isn't it?

yep mainly but does involve land mass such as greenland

 

[sir albion]

I reckon 9

 

[Notters]

Id say 6, as Europe and Asia are on the same tectonic plate.

 

[The Large One]

There is an eighth one...

Incontinent.

 

[withdeanwombat]

7 as per Fruitys answer. What else could it be?

8.

There's the Lost Continent.

 

[Dr Q]

Id say 6, as Europe and Asia are on the same tectonic plate.

But on the basis of tectonic plates, there would be many more, Arabia, India, Caribbean are all separate plates with land masses on.