continent's
Belonging to mainland
Continent's is the possessive form of continent, indicating something belongs to or is associated with one of Earth's major landmasses.
Africa's wildlife is among the continent's greatest treasures.
The continent's population has doubled since 1980.
Sovereign political entities
- bordersLines separating regions
- countriesSovereign political territories
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- governmentsRuling political authorities
politics · trade · economy · history · colonization · independence · alliances · conflicts
Study of places
- boundariesLines marking separation
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- interiorInside area or region
- terrainLand's physical features
area · region · size · shape · landforms · plains · mountains · rivers
Distinct cultural or ethnic groups
- languagesSystems of human communication
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
customs · religions · art · music · cuisine · diversity · indigenous · tribes
nations
Sovereign political entities
- bordersLines separating regions
- countriesSovereign political territories
- populationAll inhabitants combined
governments · politics · trade · economy · history · colonization · independence · alliances · conflicts · resources
geography
Study of places
- boundariesLines marking separation
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- interiorInside area or region
terrain · area · region · size · shape · landforms · plains · mountains · rivers · climate
peoples
Distinct cultural or ethnic groups
- languagesSystems of human communication
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
civilizations · customs · religions · art · music · cuisine · diversity · indigenous · tribes · festivals
Africa
Second-largest continent
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
Australia · Americas · Oceania · Eurasia · subcontinent · mainland · drift · plates · Pangaea · tectonic
- continental breakfastBasic morning hotel meal
- lost continentFabled drowned landmass
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- continental driftGradual landmass repositioning
- seven continents
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans