The document discusses the seven continents of the world: 1) Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia are the seven continents identified based on convention rather than strict criteria. 2) Each continent is described in terms of its boundaries, population, etymology of the name, and a brief overview of its economy. 3) Key facts are provided about the total population and land area of the continents, with Asia and Africa having the largest populations while Asia and North America have the largest total land areas.

1. Landmasses on Earth
Created by: Roiden Fredrich Fernandez

2. Video Here

3. CON·TI·NENT ˈKÄN-TƏ-NƏNT, ˈKÄNT-NƏNT
• Very large landmasses on Earth
• They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict
criteria
• In geology, continents are described by means of tectonic
plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement,
collision and division of continents.

4. FACT:
• The names of all the continents end with the same letter with which
they start.
EuropeAsia America

5. 60%15%
8%
6%
0% 11%
0%
Total Population of the World
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antartica
Europe
Australia
A rough estimate of the total population of all the continents is 7,000,000,000.

6. 29%
20%17%
12%
9%
7%
6%
Total Land Area of the World
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antartica
Europe
Australia
The total land area of all continents is 148,647,000 square kilometres
(57,393,000 sq mi), or 29.1% of earth's surface (510,065,600 km2 or
196,937,400 sq mi).

7. CONTINENTS OF THE
WORLD
North America
South America
Antartica
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe

8. EUROPE
Land of Opportunities

9. EUROPE
It is the Earth’s second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 2% of
the Earth's surface.

10. BOUNDARIES OF EUROPE
Europe is generally divided from
Asia by the watershed divides of
the Ural
and Caucasus Mountains,
the Ural River, the Caspian
and Black Seas, and
the waterways connecting
the Black and Aegean Seas.

11. POPULATION OF EUROPE
Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with
a population of 739-743 million or about 11% of the world's population.

12. ETYMOLOGY OF EUROPE
In ancient Greek mythology, Europa was
a Phoenician princess whom Zeus abducted
after assuming the form of a dazzling white
bull. He took her to the island of Crete where
she gave birth to Minos, Rhadamanthus,
and Sarpedon. For Homer, Europe was a
mythological queen of Crete, not a
geographical designation.
Europa and the bull

13. ECONOMY OF EUROPE
As a continent, the economy of Europe is
currently the largest on Earth and it is the
richest region as measured by assets
under management with over
$32.7 trillion compared to North
America's $27.1 trillion in 2008. In 2009
Europe remained the wealthiest region.
Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Back to World Map

14. Back to World Map

15. ASIA
Land of Contrasts

16. ASIA
It is the Earth’s largest and most populous, Located primarily in the eastern and
Northern hemispheres.

17. BOUNDARIES OF ASIA
The boundaries of Asia are
culturally determined, as there is
no clear geographical separation
between it and Europe, which
together form one continuous
landmass called Eurasia.

18. BOUNDARIES OF ASIA
The most commonly accepted
boundaries place Asia to the east
of the Suez Canal, the Ural River
and Mountains and south
of Caucasus
Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas.
It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by
the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.

19. POPULATION OF ASIA
With approximately 4.3 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human
population For instance, during the 20th century, Asia's population nearly
quadrupled, as did the world population.

20. ETYMOLOGY OF ASIA
Asia was originally a concept of Greek Civilization. The place name, "Asia", in
various forms in a large number of modern languages is of unknown ultimate
provenience. Its etymology and language of origin are uncertain. It appears to be
one of the most ancient of recorded names.

21. ECONOMY OF ASIA
Asia has the second largest nominal GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of all
continents, after Europe. As of 2011, the largest economies in Asia
are China, Japan, India, South Korea and Indonesia.

22. ECONOMY OF ASIA
Based on Global Office Locations 2011, Asia dominated the office locations with 4 of
top 5 were in Asia, Hong Kong , Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai . Around 68
percent of international firms have office in Hong Kong.
Back to World Map

23. Back to World Map

24. NORTH AMERICA
Land of Contrasts

25. NORTH AMERICA
It’s a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western
Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

26. BOUNDARIES OF NORTH AMERICA
It is bordered to the north by the Arctic
Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean,
to the west and south by the Pacific
Ocean, and to the southeast by South
America and the Caribbean Sea.

27. POPULATION OF NORTH AMERICA
As of July 2008, its population was
estimated at nearly 529 million
people across 23 independent
states, representing about 7.5% of
the human population. Most of the
continent's land area is dominated
by Canada, the United States, and
Mexico.

28. ETYMOLOGY OF N. AMERICA
The Americas are usually accepted as having been named after the Italian
explorer Amerigo Vespucci by the German cartographers Martin
Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann.

29. ECONOMY OF NORTH AMERICA
Canada, Mexico and the United States have significant and multifaceted economic
systems. The United States has the largest economy in North America, and in the
world. In 2011, the USA is the most technologically developed economy in North
America
Back to World Map

30. Back to World Map

31. SOUTH AMERICA
Land of Nature

32. SOUTH AMERICA
It’s a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a
relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be considered as a subcontinent
of the Americas.

33. BOUNDARIES OF SOUTH AMERICA
It is bordered on the west by the Pacific
Ocean and on the north and east by
the Atlantic Ocean; North America and
the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.

34. POPULATION OF SOUTH AMERICA
It’s population as of 2005 has been
estimated at more than
371,090,000. South America ranks
fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and
North America) and fifth in
population (after Asia, Africa,
Europe, and North America).

35. ETYMOLOGY OF S. AMERICA
The Americas are usually accepted as having been named after the Italian
explorer Amerigo Vespucci by the German cartographers Martin
Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann.

36. ECONOMY OF SOUTH AMERICA
South America relies less on the export of both manufactured goods and natural
resources than the world average. Brazil leads in terms of merchandise exports at
$251 billion, followed by Venezuela at $93 billion, Chile at $86 billion, and Argentina
at $84 billion.
Back to World Map

37. Back to World Map

38. AFRICA
Land of Resources

39. AFRICA
It’s the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent.

40. BOUNDARIES OF AFRICA
The continent is surrounded by
the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both
the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along
the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast,
the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and
the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The
continent includes Madagascar and
various archipelagoes.

41. POPULATION OF AFRICA
It’s population as of 2013 is 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15%
of the world's human population.

42. ETYMOLOGY OF AFRICA
“Afri” was a Latin name used to refer to
the Carthaginians, who dwelt in North
Africa in modern-day Tunisia. This name
seems to have originally referred to a
native Libyan tribe. The name is usually
connected with Phoenician afar or
"dust“.

43. ECONOMY OF AFRICA
Although it has abundant natural resources, Africa
remains the world's poorest and
most underdeveloped continent, the result of a
variety of causes that may include corrupt
governments that have often committed
serious human rights violations, failed central
planning, high levels of illiteracy, lack of access to
foreign capital, and frequent tribal and military
conflict.
Back to World Map

44. Back to World Map

45. AUSTRALIA AND
OCEANIA
Land of Plenty

46. AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
It’s a continent comprising mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, Seram, possibly Timor,
and neighbouring islands.

47. BOUNDARIES OF AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
The continent of Australia lies on
a continental shelf overlain by shallow
seas which divide it into several
landmasses — the Arafura
Sea and Torres Strait between mainland
Australia and New Guinea, and Bass
Strait between mainland Australia and
Tasmania.

48. POPULATION OF AUSTRALIA
As of 2009, there are
36,000,000 estimated
population of Australia and
Oceania.

49. ETYMOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA
Archaeological terminology for this region
has changed repeatedly. Prior to the
1970s, the single Pleistocene landmass
was called Australasia, derived from
the Latin australis, meaning "southern“.

50. ECONOMY OF AUSTRALIA
The economy of Australia is one of the
largest capitalist economies in the world
with a GDP of US$1.5 trillion as of
2013. Australia is the 19th-largest
importer and 19th-largest exporter.
The Reserve Bank of Australia publishes
forecasts of the economy quarterly.
Back to World Map

51. Back to World Map

52. ANTARTICA
Land of Extremes

53. ANTARTICA
Antarctica is Earth's
southernmost continent, containing the
geographic South Pole. It is situated in
the Antarctic region of the Southern
Hemisphere, almost entirely south of
the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by
theSouthern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4
million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent
in area

54. ANTARTICA
About 98% of Antarctica is
covered by ice that averages at
least 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in
thickness, which extends to all
but the northernmost reaches
of the Antarctic Peninsula.

55. ANTARTICA
Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the
highest average elevation of all the continents.Antarctica is considered a desert, with
annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. The
temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F).

56. ANTARTICA
There are no permanent human
residents, but anywhere from 1,000
to 5,000 people reside throughout
the year at the research stations
scattered across the continent. Only
cold-adapted organisms survive.

57. ANTARTICA
The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 by 12
countries; to date, 49 countries have signed the
treaty. The treaty prohibits military activities and
mineral mining, prohibits nuclear explosions and
nuclear waste disposal, supports scientific
research, and protects the continent's ecozone.
Ongoing experiments are conducted by more than
4,000 scientists from many nations.
Back to World Map

58. REFERENCES
• http://en.wikipedia.org
• Google Images
• Microsoft Office
Created by: Roiden Fredrich Fernandez