What are the seven continents?
Earth's Puzzle Pieces
What are the seven continents?
If you spin a globe, your fingers will hop across seven giant puzzle pieces of land. These are the continents — the biggest chunks of earth on the planet. Some are hot, some are frozen, some are crowded with cities, and one is completely empty of people. Let's meet them all.
Start with Asia, the absolute giant. It stretches from snowy Siberia down to tropical jungles, and more than half of all humans live there. China, India, Japan, Thailand — all Asia. It's so big that if the continents were siblings, Asia would be the one who takes up the whole couch.
