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Number of continents

If you were asked how many continents in the world, what would your initial answer be without checking?
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  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,961
    7
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    7
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Didn't they decide to name a new continent. One that is under the sea somewhere or something
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,699
    Does incontinent count?
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    7
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    edited May 2017
    Well, 7 although some people put Europe and Asia together to make Eurasia. That doesn't make sense to me as America should be one continent, I think.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,805
    Is Euthanasia a continent now?
  • Please please someone sign some players or buy the club

    The thread is 'Number of continents' not number of contents. Clearly, you're a malcontent.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    6
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
  • Another vote for 7
  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,458
    edited May 2017
    7. What else would the answer be?
  • 7. Wow, we're bored tonight!
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    7.
    Not having any of this Eurasia shit
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    edited May 2017
    MrOneLung said:

    Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

    Australasia you mean... Australia is a country on its own whereas the former includes New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,805
    How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102

    MrOneLung said:

    Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

    Australasia you mean... Australia is a country on its own whereas the former includes New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
    Yeah, or Oceania.
    Sure I've seen before that most other countries teach it as Australia though.
  • How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.

    Texas is bigger than most of Europe
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,206
    5
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  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    21 and there are 5 vowels.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846

    MrOneLung said:

    Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

    Australasia you mean... Australia is a country on its own whereas the former includes New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
    No I mean Australia

    Australasia / Oceania are names given to include countries such as New Zealand that are not geographically part of any continent.

    Hawaii for instance is another place not geographically part of any continent
  • bellz2002
    bellz2002 Posts: 1,361
    Yep it is officially called Australia now. I used to call it Oceania or Australasia but have since been corrected.
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    6 remember this from the risk board game
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    edited May 2017
    7 officially, as listed by Mr One Lung. Geographically that's a bit Eurocentric and maybe 'Eurasia' should be regarded as one.

    Not forgetting Harwich for the continent, and Frinton for the incontinent.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,219
    This was how we were taught it back in the plus plus good days

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  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198

    How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.

    It was only one and then they built the Panama Canal and cut it in half. :smile:
    BTW, if you are sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic on the Panama Canal, which direction are you travelling in?
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,046
    cafcfan said:

    How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.

    It was only one and then they built the Panama Canal and cut it in half. :smile:
    BTW, if you are sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic on the Panama Canal, which direction are you travelling in?
    Whichever way the boat is pointing :smile:
  • cafcfan said:

    How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.

    It was only one and then they built the Panama Canal and cut it in half. :smile:
    BTW, if you are sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic on the Panama Canal, which direction are you travelling in?
    North West as the land sort of jackknifes back on itself