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If you looked down at Earth from a spaceship, you would see blue oceans and huge patches of land.
Those giant pieces of land are called continents, and our planet has seven of them.
How do we find and name each one on a world map?

The World Map

A continent is one of the seven largest land areas on Earth.
Most continents are separated by vast bodies of saltwater known as oceans.
When continents touch, they are divided by natural land boundaries, such as the Ural Mountains between Europe and Asia.
Most continents are separated by large bodies of saltwater called oceans.
When continents connect by land, natural boundaries divide them — such as the Ural Mountains between Europe and Asia.
Let's start on the left side of the map with two continents named after each other.

North America and South America

North America is in the upper-left of the world map, home to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.