Continents

____________________ are very large landmasses found on Earth . The Earth has seven such continents . They are ( from largest in size to the ____________________ ) : Asia , ____________________ , North America , South America , Antarctica , Europe and ____________________ .

____________________ - ____________________ is the world's largest and most populous continent on Earth . It covers 30% of the Earth's land area . Asia hosts about 60% of the ____________________ current human population .

____________________ - ____________________ is the second - largest and also the second most populated ____________________ in the world , after Asia . The continent of ____________________ covers 20 . 4% of the world's total land area . Africa has a population of 1 billion which accounts for about 14 . 72% of the world's human ____________________ .

____________________ ____________________ - ____________________ ____________________ is the third largest continent . It occupies 16 . 5% of the planet's land area . In 2008 , its ____________________ was estimated at nearly 529 million people . It is the fourth most populous continent after ____________________ , Africa and ____________________ .

____________________ ____________________ - ____________________ ____________________ is the fourth largest continent in terms of area . It is also the fifth most ____________________ continent after Asia , Africa , ____________________ and North America . ____________________ ____________________ is bordered on the west by the ____________________ Ocean and to the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean .

____________________ - ____________________ is the fifth largest continent in area . About 98% of ____________________ is covered by ice that averages about 1 . 6 kilometers in thickness . It is the coldest , driest and ____________________ continent . ____________________ is considered a desert , with only 8 inches of rainfall in a year . There are no permanent residents on this island , but only a few thousands of ____________________ , who live here at the research stations found across the continent .

____________________ - ____________________ by convention , is one of the world's ____________________ continents divided from Asia by the ____________________ mountains stretching right up to the ____________________ Sea . It is the world's second - ____________________ continent by surface area . It covers about 6 . 8% of the Earth's surface area . It is bordered by the ____________________ Ocean to the north , the ____________________ Ocean to the west , the ____________________ Sea to the south , and the Black Sea to the south east .

____________________ - ____________________ is the smallest and lowest - lying ____________________ - inhabited continent on Earth . As ____________________ is mostly on a single landmass , it is also referred to as an ? ____________________ ? continent , surrounded by oceans . The ____________________ of Australia also includes nearby islands ____________________ , New Guinea , the Aru Islands , and the ____________________ Ampat Islands , geologically .