What are continents?

A continent is like a giant puzzle piece on Earth that holds lots of countries and lands together.

Imagine you have a big toy box full of different shapes, some are big, some are small. Now think of the Earth as that toy box, and each continent is one of those big pieces. Just like how your toy blocks fit together to make bigger shapes, continents fit together on Earth’s surface.

Like a Big Land Group

A continent is not just one country, it’s many countries and lands joined together. For example, Africa is one continent, and it includes lots of places like Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa, all connected as one big land group.

Big Enough to Feel Different

If you’ve ever walked across a park or played in the sandbox, imagine walking across an area so huge that it feels different from where you started. That’s what it's like being on a continent, it's one big piece of Earth that feels connected and special all by itself.

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  1. A continent is like a giant piece of land, such as Africa or Asia.
  2. Continents are big enough to hold many countries and people.
  3. They can move slowly over time, changing the shape of Earth.

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