continents
Earth's seven divisions
Continents are the large landmasses of Earth—Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
The count varies by convention; some combine Europe and Asia into Eurasia, others count the Americas as one.
Continental describes things pertaining to a continent: continental drift, continental breakfast.
Continent as an adjective, a different word, means exercising self-restraint, especially regarding bodily functions or sexual urges.
Second-largest continent
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
South America · Oceania · Australia · Eurasia · Pangaea · Gondwana · tectonic plates · landmass
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- languagesSystems of human communication
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
cultures · religions · customs · folklore · heritage · indigenous peoples · biodiversity · ecosystems
European maritime expansion era
- voyagesExtended journeys by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- discoveryAct of finding something
colonization · Magellan · Columbus · Vasco da Gama · terra incognita · uncharted · New World · conquistador
Africa
Second-largest continent
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
North America · South America · Oceania · Australia · Eurasia · Pangaea · Gondwana · tectonic plates · landmass · plate tectonics
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- languagesSystems of human communication
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
traditions · cultures · religions · customs · folklore · heritage · indigenous peoples · biodiversity · ecosystems · wildlife
Age of Discovery
European maritime expansion era
- voyagesExtended journeys by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
discovery · colonization · Magellan · Columbus · Vasco da Gama · terra incognita · uncharted · New World · conquistador · circumnavigation
plateau
Flat highland area
savanna · pampas · highland · lowland · isthmus · peninsula · delta · basin · escarpment · canyon
- geographyoceans, countries, country, ocean, island
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- Sevensdeadly sins, seas, dwarfs, wonders, colors
- 20th century world mapsatlas, globe, world atlas, map legend, map key
- antique mapsworld map, atlas, cartographer, Mercator, mapmaker
- Earthearth, Earth, globe, axis, ocean
continentsoceans
Vast saltwater bodies
seas · ocean basins · waters · the deep · deep sea
continentslocalities
Specific geographic areas
municipalities · neighborhoods · districts · provinces · counties
- 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
continent, continental, incontinence, incontinent, continence, transcontinental, intercontinental, subcontinent, continental drift