{"product_id":"world-map-with-continents","title":"World Map with Continents","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eworld map with continents\u003c\/strong\u003e is a printable map of the Earth's continents in four free versions, from a colour-coded map with no names at all to a fully named map with the continents and all five oceans. Every version downloads free as a PDF and a JPEG, sized for A4 and printing on US Letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four versions cover the two ways this map gets used: naming the continents for reference, and filling them in from memory. Teachers hand out the version without names for quizzes and homework, then use a named version to mark the answers. It pairs well with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/worldmapblank.com\/collections\/geography-worksheets-with-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003egeography worksheets\u003c\/a\u003e, and with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/worldmapblank.com\/products\/printable-blank-world-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eprintable blank world map\u003c\/a\u003e when the exercise moves on from continents to countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a single continent in more detail, browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/worldmapblank.com\/collections\/blank-continent-maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eblank continent maps\u003c\/a\u003e, or take the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/worldmapblank.com\/products\/labeled-world-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003elabeled world map\u003c\/a\u003e when you need every country named rather than every continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe image below shows one of the printable world maps with the continents named.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; -webkit-user-select: none; user-select: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; pointer-events: none;\" alt=\"Printable world map with the seven continents named in different colours, with the oceans labeled\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/2117\/0857\/files\/World_Map_with_Continents.webp?v=1766719193\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wmb-inline-ad\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Version Should You Download?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll four versions are free, and they differ in how much is named on them. This is the quickest way to pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"wmb-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVersion\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat is on it\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBest for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVersion 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSix continents in solid pastel colours, nothing named anywhere, no oceans and no Antarctica, on a plain white background\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuizzes and colouring, where the student writes every name in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVersion 2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll seven continents named, including Antarctica, plus the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, on a pale blue sea\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA classroom reference sheet or a wall print\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVersion 3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll seven continents named plus all five oceans named, the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Southern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLessons that cover continents and oceans together\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVersion 4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn oval projection on a deep blue ocean, six continents named, Antarctica drawn but not named, with faint country borders inside each continent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProjects that need a rounder, more globe-like world\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo Version 1 is the one to print if the point of the exercise is to write the names in, and Version 3 is the most complete if you want everything named for reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 7 Continents and Their Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven continents cover about 149 million square kilometres between them, a little under a third of the Earth's surface, and they are wildly uneven: Asia alone is bigger than Europe, Australia and Antarctica put together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"wmb-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eContinent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArea\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCountries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePopulation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAsia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44.6 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 4.8 billion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAfrica\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.4 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 1.5 billion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth America\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.7 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 600 million\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSouth America\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.8 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 440 million\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.2 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eno permanent residents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEurope\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.2 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 745 million\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAustralia and Oceania\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.6 million km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 46 million\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe country column does not add up to 195, and it is not meant to. Countries that sit in two continents get counted twice, Russia and Turkey being the usual examples, and different sources draw the line between Europe and Asia in different places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Many Continents Are There?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven is the answer taught in English-speaking schools, and it is the one these maps use. It is not the only one in circulation, which is worth knowing before an exercise gets marked wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"wmb-accordion\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe four continent models and who uses them\u003c\/strong\u003e (click to reveal)\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"wmb-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHow it counts\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhere it is taught\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeven continents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAsia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe UK, the US, Australia, India, China\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSix continents (combined America)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe two Americas count as one continent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLatin America, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSix continents (Eurasia)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEurope and Asia count as one landmass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRussia and much of Eastern Europe, Japan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFive continents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOnly the inhabited ones, so Antarctica is left out\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Olympic rings, which represent five\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe disagreement is real geography, not a mistake: Europe and Asia share one continuous landmass, and North and South America are joined by the Isthmus of Panama, so where you cut is a convention rather than a fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Continents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsia is the largest continent and the most populous, holding roughly six in every ten people alive, and it has both the highest point on land, Everest at 8,849 metres, and the lowest, the shore of the Dead Sea at about 430 metres below sea level. Africa is the only continent crossed by the equator, both tropics and the prime meridian, and the Sahara covers more of it than the United States covers North America. Antarctica has no countries and no permanent population, only research stations, yet it holds around 70 percent of the world's fresh water as ice. Europe is the second smallest continent but has more countries per square kilometre than any other, while Australia is the smallest, the flattest and the driest of the inhabited ones. The seven continents are separated by five oceans, the Pacific alone covering about a third of the planet's surface, which is why every version of this map that names the water names the Pacific twice, once on each side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWorld Map with Continents Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour free versions in high-resolution PDF and JPEG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne version with no names at all, for quizzes and colouring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo versions naming all seven continents, one of them naming all five oceans as well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne version in an oval projection with country borders drawn inside the continents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour-coded continents that stay readable in a black and white print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for geography lessons, map quizzes, homeschooling, revision and classroom displays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnswers to the questions people ask most about the free world map with continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wmb-faq\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003csummary itemprop=\"name\"\u003eHow many continents are on the map?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"text\"\u003eVersions 2 and 3 name all seven continents, Antarctica included. Version 4 shows seven but names six, leaving Antarctica drawn and unnamed at the bottom. Version 1 shows the six inhabited continents in colour with nothing named at all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003csummary itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhich version has no names on it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"text\"\u003eVersion 1. Each continent is a solid block of colour with nothing written anywhere, so students can name the continents themselves. It is the version teachers use for quizzes and colouring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003csummary itemprop=\"name\"\u003eDo the maps show the oceans?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"text\"\u003eVersion 3 names all five: the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans. Version 2 names the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific. Versions 1 and 4 draw the water but do not name it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003csummary itemprop=\"name\"\u003eCan I print the world map with continents in A4 size?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"text\"\u003eYes, every file is sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping. The PDF keeps its quality when enlarged, so the same download also works for a poster-size print or a classroom wall chart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003csummary itemprop=\"name\"\u003eIs the world map with continents free to download?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"text\"\u003eYes. All four versions are free in PDF and JPEG, with no sign-up and no watermark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Get Your Printable Map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose the version you want above.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick \"Download now\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet your files instantly, then print or annotate them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary and secondary students learning the continents, teachers building quizzes and classroom displays, homeschooling parents, and anyone who needs a clean continent map for a project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload your world map with continents now and use it for learning, geography practice, or your own map projects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WMB Maps","offers":[{"title":"Version 1","offer_id":46678050832553,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 2","offer_id":46678050865321,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 3","offer_id":46678050898089,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Version 4","offer_id":46700318425257,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/2117\/0857\/files\/Printable_Continent_World_Map.webp?v=1766719193","url":"https:\/\/worldmapblank.com\/de\/products\/weltkarte-mit-kontinenten-zum-ausdrucken","provider":"WMB Maps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}