For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe ... educational materials, maps, and even global politics could ...

But are there really seven continents? Anyone with a map can see that Asia and Europe are connected. They are often called Eurasia for that reason. The divide is pretty arbitrary, more culturally ...

part of it sits on the continent of Europe, neighboring Greece and Bulgaria; the other part sits on the continent of Asia, neighboring Syria, Iran, and Iraq beyond Turkey’s borders. Between them ...