sc94597 on 16 June 2008
From Wikipedia
"A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, but seven areas are commonly regarded as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.[1]"
I'm pretty sure that I learned in school that there are 7 continents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent
