It also cemented the modern idea, upheld by most maps ... Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. But in 2017, the story took an unexpected turn – the seven-continent ...

While the U.S. teaches that there are seven continents, Europe teaches that there are only six, with North and South America counting as one consolidated America. Some combine Europe and Asia into ...

The north of the continent is within the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer passes through the south of North America. The largest country in North America by land area is Canada, although the ...