Most English-speaking countries recognize seven continents. In order from largest to smallest in area, these seven are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (or sometimes Oceania or Australasia).
A continent is a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size).
Below is an overview of the world's continent using the most popular classification system, the seven continent method. North America is the third largest continent in the world by land area. By population, it is the fourth largest.
This is known as the four continent model, categorizing the Earth’s landmasses that classifies them into these four primary continents, all surrounded entirely by water.