What are Continents?

[@micheal5117]

1:28 Africa and Eurasia are now connected by a container ship.

[@Puneet_P]

And now again there is water between them

[@fayyaznashwan8059]

Fact.

[@y....9]

As an egyptian i will accept

[@EMAngel2718]

I wonder if this comment is why this showed up in my recommended

[@mapeditorjon5306]

Big brain

[@greg.sym.4115]

We should go back to just being Pangea. That must have been so much easier

[@edwardmoritz1485]

+Greg. Sym. Mkay, just a few billion years, eh?

[@jasonmartin4775]

+Greg. Sym. itll happen in a few million years.

[@Asterius_101]

+Jason Martin *hundred million

[@yslayk2184]

Did anyone listen to the very last seconds!😂

[@seacrest73]

+Greg. Sym. You mean Panem?

[@beeble2003]

1:05 It's not the Brazilian rainforests that stop you walking the length of the Americas. It's something much closer to the Panama Canal: the Darién Gap, a dense swampy forest in the southern part of Panama and northern Colombia which is the only gap in the Pan-American Highway. You don't even need to enter Brazil to traverse the Americas.

[@Camusfanclub]

YOU SPELLED COLOMBIA RIGHT I LOVE YOU

[@CarPitStop]

@@Camusfanclub ?

[@CarPitStop]

@@SenorGuina ohh

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Those are technically part of the same forest system, but you are more technically correct so points to you anyway.

[@anon.9303]

You DO know the Amazon Rainforest isn't just in Brazil, right?

[@TheAnneli77]

I grew up in Soviet Union and we learned that there are 6 continents but also 6 parts of the world. If we put the Americas together, we separated Europe and Asia. When we put Europe and Asia together as in Eurasia, we separated the Americas into north and south. Either way, the number 6 remained constant.

[@President_jack]

Wried

[@StefanVeenstra]

Would've thought the Soviets claim it as Ourasia.

[@cervecero6466]

Also In south america

[@comicspace8034]

its not eurasia its OURasia *soviet anthem plays*

[@boneld5454]

1 Continent: Afro-Eurasiaustraliamerictica

[@ElectricPyroclast]

This is where we have a different term called a "world".

[@majorkatzmann2240]

ElectricPyroclast The world also has oceans. Afro-Eurasiaustraliamerictica does not.

[@ElectricPyroclast]

Suiseiseki Desu Well, there is the geographical world, and there's also the political world where the only thing involved is the land.

[@majorkatzmann2240]

ElectricPyroclast Oceans are a quite important part of the political world since they are used to transport oil and other goods.

[@ElectricPyroclast]

Suiseiseki Desu Eh, true... "terrestrial political world", then?

[@AK-jt9gx]

Absolutely lost it at Greenland’s “I

[@anonymoususer638]

only geography students can relate

[@geewillikers918]

@Erik Seville I just call Australia and all the islands around it Oceania.

[@geewillikers918]

Also, who's this zopic and samuel?

[@dalekinthewater4708]

@Erik Seville Australia/Oceania is a continent consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and many many islands such as Solomon Islands and Tonga

[@TryClyde3]

The Mercator projection is so wrong that even though Greenland looks comparable to the US, the us is around 4.4 times larger

[@ryubix5724]

In France, we say: -Europe -Asia -Africa -America (that you can cut in North and South btw, both versions are ok) -Oceania (we don't say Australia because Australia is the country, while Oceania contains Australia + all the other landmasses spreaded through the pacific, like New Zealand and Papua-New Guinea) -Antartica

[@lachlancullen5589]

Australian are tought the same logic thank you so much for saying it for me.

[@ryubix5724]

@@lachlancullen5589 Haha you're welcome aussie friend! ^^

[@rafael9886]

In Mexico we have 5 since we count Antarctica to be part of Oceania.

[@ryubix5724]

@@rafael9886 wait, what? XD

[@GhostRider-jk4eo]

I was taught: -North America -South America -Asia -Europe -Africa -Australia -Antarctica

[@ojasp.7650]

0:47 Don't miss the 1984 reference. Loved it!

[@SolomonUcko]

?

[@nickolaspuentes9673]

Was looking for this

[@adamcetinkent]

Yes, you are very smart

[@ashtonbourgeois9818]

3 Continents: Afro-Eurasianarctica America Baffin Island

[@dexterjettster8875]

And pluto

[@DTL9164]

too

[@Face44445]

You forgot Australasia

[@DTL9164]

And Oceana

[@anrriveradxndsigamer1495]

And New Jersey

[@SomeGuy-lr7ms]

Me: The earth is a spherical continent with water flooding most of the land

[@robenkhoury7079]

Fuck

[@cdyn5480]

I have been enlightened.

[@robenkhoury7079]

@@cdyn5480 :0

[@Liam_The_Great]

what was the point of putting "me:" at the start

[@CCABPSacsach]

Flat earthers: I’m gonna -ruin- this whole mans career

[@TheMasonX23]

Remove the Antarctic ice he says; can't you see that we're trying?

[@thatoneperson6172]

TheMasonX no...

[@Jaylio]

Yeah all that global warming isn’t enough

[@sammieboy1159]

WE NEED MORE GLOBAL WARMING!!! like who needs ice lol not me xD

[@ewkaratajczak1490]

We Need As Much Meltage To Melt antarctica

[@generalkitten2100]

Sammieboy115 so eat more cow, they produce alot methane and co2

[@exploshaun]

As an Asian, I always thought that Asia is too large to meaningfully describe someone from the continent, so I am fine with breaking it down further through cultural lines or whatever.

[@ARTCreationsOfficial]

Which Asian are you? South Asian, East Asian. South-East Asian, Middle Eastern (Asian)

[@the_last.satrap6064]

Yeah I personally prefer terms like Middle East, Subcontinent, ASEAN n East Asia.

[@Foober21]

E

[@aragon533]

@@the_last.satrap6064 what about central Asia?

[@JKTProductionzIncNCo]

@@aragon533 Just call them the T U R K L A N D S

[@NoName-rb3vp]

B-b-but their all connected. UNDER DA OCEAN

[@LeozeraLindo]

S T O P R I G H T W H E R E U A R E

[@cosmicpearl5497]

He know to much! Catch him!

[@powerfulbob]

AFRO-EUASIAUSTALIANERITICA

[@gelpen7882]

Meliodas 1870 unda da sea

[@charliespurr7325]

Unda da sea!

[@conlia]

The answer is simple.There are two. 1.) 'Murica 2.) the other places i guess

[@dinamosflams]

Correct

[@alexturnerstan9000]

conlia NO!

[@Jackbusta]

@@alexturnerstan9000 conila YES!

[@vasco35]

conlia fuck you

[@vasco35]

conlia ‘the other places i guess’ that’s super disrespectful you don’t feel it because you’re american

[@rooseveltlouissaint3252]

1: Kanto 2:Johto 3:Sinnoh 4: Hoenn 5:Unova 6:Kalos 7:Alola

[@erindonnelly8283]

You forgot Louisiana

[@titin3287]

Roosevelt Louissaint isn't Alola an archipelago though?

[@Siuwajansiwa]

Roosevelt Louissaint Yeah, because Hoenn is so 4th gen.

[@KingAgniKai]

POKÉMON

[@Mernom]

Trivia: Kanto is also the name of one of the regions of Japan. Others might be too, not sure.

[@ThePenguinMan]

You could take this even further. You could walk from the bottom of Africa to Asia which is Eurasia, (now Eurafrusia?) then walk to the very end of Russia. You could wait until it’s winter for the icebridge to appear and walk into Alaska, walk through Canada over to the end of Chile and now nearly every single continent is connected. 3 continents.

[@FormulaManuel]

In Austria I got taught that there were 5 continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America - we don't give shit about Antarctica 😂 no claims, no gains

[@a2falcone]

The International Olympic Committee wants to know your location.

[@johnappleseed3428]

weird, in germany we learned 7

[@pihlajafox]

And you seem also think that only one America exist

[@poptartstheyalludeme3419]

"No claims, no gains." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@potato-mf4fp]

I learned 7 north america,south america,africa,Europe,antartica,Asia and Australia

[@EstEsreil]

“culturally different” so I am a continent now

[@typhooncraze7525]

Holy crap

[@jfrfilms6697]

looks at likes *NICE*

[@MrSirKirby]

Depends how large you are.

[@soobaroo8253]

@Daniel Shin I started a civilization in my room

[@IloveRumania]

Exactly.

[@strawberryanimation9294]

Me: So as many as I want? CGP: Yes Me: Ok let's say 9. CGP: No.

[@Merluch]

8 with central america,the ninth?

[@igorclaudino891]

@@Merluch Greenland

[@dorderre]

a german, trying to write something that sounds like the english number 9, would end up with the german word "nein" which literally translates to "no"

[@a.d.t.mapping]

America, Afro-Eurasia, Antarctica, Austroasia

[@Youngchezzey]

@@a.d.t.mapping I think you mean oceania

[@Tarboos]

I just realised this was 11 years ago yet it looks so modern. Either this guy is absolutely insane at editing or time flies

[@ScienceAndMathFTW]

"Either this guy is absolutely insane at editing or time flies" Both, TBH.

[@tochoXK3]

I like the "Answers might require years of study and are given in terms of probability rather then certanity", it's honest.

[@aryabratsahoo7474]

There is no perfect answer to these types of questions.

[@melody._.3251]

I say nothing is a continent, just a fat island

[@ommey8319]

Confused with this thing for 5 years and decided to look for an answer with this video, turns out I realise that the answer is inside me all the time, thanks CGP...

[@drewlomax7837]

3:45

[@eggds54e5]

@@drewlomax7837 lmao

[@dead.dummy678]

Nope, the answer was on KZbin the whole time.

[@andrew.orebus]

Teacher: how many continents are there? Me: how many do you want them to be?

[@schlimmbotg472]

69

[@ericoh6258]

@@schlimmbotg472 gottem

[@ICantEven2It]

I’d like but... 69

[@Angel-wc1jf]

Teacher: 7... wait you little shi-

[@Magnus_Ducatus_Chineva]

69420

[@OneTwoFive0]

For a 10 year old video it’s actually really well made, I could easily believe it was made a week ago

[@asterozoan]

Grey has definitely evolved as a video maker and narrator though, I think his newer stuff manages to sound more natural while also more authoritative and dramatic.

[@cynthiaholland13]

I had no idea it was ten years old!!

[@mandyberry2500]

Ahh, my first CGP Grey video. My seventh grade history teacher had good taste, showing us this in class. Still here & enjoying the channel as a college student seven years later ^_^

[@randomgaming6436]

"How many continents be there? Well, how many do you want there to be?" Reality can be whatever I want

[@snekksuperior]

*END GAME SPOILERS*

[@tracynguyen6368]

1 million is in reality

[@snekksuperior]

@@gurke640 r/wooosh

[@DTL9164]

I want there to be one continent. Great America

[@aladinsane9785]

r/unexpectedthanos

[@AtheniCuber]

Just pay the weasel to gerrymander the earth into continents with roughly the same populations and number of countries!

[@pepbobmc]

Saluton esperanto friend! :D

[@KC-Mitch]

This made me chuckle; thank you

[@johnarbuckle2619]

vi estas tre amuza mia bona amiko

[@angeldude101]

I was just directed to this video from a Duolingo discussion for the sentence "Ĉu Aŭstralio estas kontinento?" Mi ne konas sufiĉe por skrbi tio komento.

[@floridmonkey2723]

Same XD

[@seanhartman6496]

Excellent video, thank you! . Was going over schoolwork with the kids about continents and we ran into a lot of these same issues/questions you brought up.

[@mrspooks5287]

There Are Three: *_Oceania_* *_Eurasia_* *_Eastasia_*

[@IloveRumania]

1984.

[@appleslover]

No! There is just Oceania and the rest are enemies. Don't let them fool you comrade!!

[@Kyle1227]

We have always been at war with Eurasia

[@Martinxo51]

@@Kyle1227 and Eurasia has always been at war with Eastasia

[@Kyle1227]

@@Martinxo51 And we have always been at war with Eastasia.

[@adne4336]

In Norway we have 2 different terms for continents, one called “verdensdel” or world part in english, where Europe, Asia, north- and South-America, Australia and Antarctica are included . We also just have “kontinenter” aka continents where we include Eurasia, America, Africa, Australia and Antarctica

[@quidam_surprise]

Shouldn't it be the reverse for America ?

[@adne4336]

@@quidam_surprise in which category

[@quidam_surprise]

@@adne4336 Well, it would make a lot more sense to treat America as a single _verdensdel_ ... ...And given that you guys include Eurasia in the _"kontinenter"_ category and not Eurafrasia (despite the fact that Africa is connected to Eurasia as much as the Americas are binded together), I assume that you're basing yourselves on physical geography, so it would be a little bit more logical if you followed the model that Grey showed at the last second, i.e. Africa N. America S. America Antarctica Australia Eurasia And in regards to the _"verdensdel"_ category, change "Australia" for "Oceania". That's pretty much how we do it in France except they don't tell you in class, I had to find out about that on my own whilst checking a dictionary.

[@victoriajorge3619]

We have the same system in Belgium in Dutch, the only difference being that Australia is called Oceania. Although almost everybody calls the world parts continents

[@KrasBadan]

The same in Russia, except that the category of continents separates North and South America, while the category of world parts does not. Also, parts of the world is a literal translation of “части света” which is quite interesting in my opinion.

[@ihatemice_elf]

2:57 I love how Australia's plate is shaped like a heart. I live in Australia and that really satisfies me

[@augustomoreira7441]

You live in australia? Cool! Be careful with the 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 species of deadly spiders!

[@ihatemice_elf]

@@augustomoreira7441 I will.

[@MarkosKapox]

@@ihatemice_elf Did you?

[@errorsvoid5099]

It’s not in the shape of a heart on real life…

[@rebeccacummings6697]

@@errorsvoid5099 yeah it isn't

[@dangerous1580]

In skandinavia we have “world parts” which is Europe, Oceania, South America, Northern America, Africa and Antarctica whilst continents are Eurasia, Oceania, America (some use both north and south while some don’t), Africa and Antarctica

[@Andrewcranky]

There is only one continent. Pangaea. Everyone else are just defectors.

[@DragonHunter24]

Andrew Banks actually, there were more supercontinents before pangea for example Gondwana

[@ProjectNetoku]

pangea wasnt the first continent

[@williammalone9734]

@@ProjectNetoku ... No

[@DragonHunter24]

William Malone yes, Pangea was actually the last supercontinent. And in millions of years there will be another supercontinent with the boring name Pangea Ultima.

[@SundanceMLD]

Andrew Banks cool

[@mikaelsza]

Here in Brazil is teached that are 8 continents: 1. North America 2. Central America 3. South America 4. Africa 5. Europe 6. Asia 7. Antarctica 8. Oceania (not just Australia) Edit: Some teachers confound Regions with Continents. Other teachers may say that America is a single continent and it's OK.

[@breakfast_food]

I think the Oceania continent makes sense

[@rouge5140]

Same here way the fuck up north in canada

[@Jackbusta]

I hate this

[@Jackbusta]

@Itz_Purplexed Yeah I agree that Oceania is a region, certainly not a continent.

[@anacarolinaalves3430]

8 continents? I'm from Brazil too, but I learned there are 6 continents Europe Asia Africa Oceania Antarctica America (subdivide in three regions: North America, Central America and South America, but the continent is America).

[@RealClutchMcGee]

Culturally divided huh then that means North Korea is a continent

[@romankazinets1759]

Why? Korean is just imperial japanese and communist china. -Brought to you by the K-pop organization.

[@johnnytopside9215]

STOP

[@zeyadessam4173]

lol 😂

[@johnnytopside9215]

@@BGI_guy they are maple junkies

[@martyoof]

Im Famouse boy and ima good hacker

[@swedishwaffle31]

I just clocked I was six when this video was posted. Grey has been around forever.

[@qwertyuoip1234]

Continents by size (tectonically defined): 1. Eurasia 2. North America 3. South America 4. Antarctica 5. Africa 6. Australia 7. India 8. Arabia 9. The Caribbean 10. The Philippines 11. Nazca 13. Scotia 14. Somalia 15. Carolinia 16. Burma 17. New Heberdinesia 18. Lwandle 19. Madagascar 20. Rovuma 21. Seychellesia 22. Shetlandia 23. South Sandwichania 24. Capricornia 25. Futuna 26. Kermadecia 27. Maokea 28. Tonga 29. Niuafo’oua 30. Woodlarkia 31. Panama 32. Gonâve 33. Riverania 34. Adriatica 35. Anatolia 36. Agaea 37. Amuria 38. Bandania 39. Iberia 40. Iran 41. Molucca 42. Halmahera 43. Sainghea 44. Okinawa 45. Timor 46. Tisza 47. Sundaia 48. Pelsonia 49. Yangtzea 50. Coibana 51. Malpelonia 52. Greenland 53. Ohktosk 54. Juan De Fucania 55. Exploraniana 56. Gorda 57. Reef Balmoralia 58. Birdsheadistan 59. Conwania Reef 60. Easteria 61. Galapagosia 62. Juan Fernandezia 63. Kula 64. Manusia 65. New Hebridesia 66. North Bismarckia 67. South Bismarckia 68. North Galapagosia 69. Sea of Solomonia 70. Marianaland 71. Philippines (II) 72. Altiplano 73. Falklandia 74. North Andesia

[@titanicbigship]

Why are the countries

[@benjaminnewlon7865]

This brings up the "How Many Countries Are There?" topic.

[@lucashatcher7668]

New Zealand

[@robfab5204]

woah

[@zeyadessam4173]

ok so is egypt african or Arabian😂

[@jeepersitsmeepers]

I like that little "1984" joke at 00:50

[@IRosamelia]

Ohhh so that was that 🤔

[@thenumerousfew1205]

I know

[@nikkilee3840]

I had to google it because I was confused as fuck.

[@Aruesx]

@@nikkilee3840 I don't get it

[@jonah7753]

@@Aruesx in 1984 the countries are different and Eurasia is always at war with East Asia. Edit: as far as I remember

[@ValleyoftheKings64]

CGP Grey: How many continents do you want there to be? Earth: Yes

[@anthjrive]

ValleyoftheKings64 CPG?

[@ValleyoftheKings64]

@@anthjrive fixed it lol

[@marlosuper]

Yes

[@earth11116]

Yes

[@gokulbalagopalpayyanur8080]

Do you*

[@brandonbombplays9304]

In my opinion, you have to disregard the little gaps because most people consider close islands to be part of continents. Therefore, through a chain of islands, Afro-Eurasia (the actual term for those three) also contains Australia. Also, you disregard the gap between Russia and North America, meaning you have 2 continents: Antarctica and Amerieurasiacastralia.

[@andrewcleary9952]

I love how seven years later the comments are still FULL of people going "Uhh, it's obviously [arbitrary number they learned at school]" without explaining why Like did they even watch the damn video.

[@icecube4103]

yoooo i didn't realize how long ago this was made XD i though it was made in 2017 or something not 2011 haha

[@HM-bo5kf]

Uhh, it’s obviously 69

[@makaalbarn2910]

No, 420

[@HM-bo5kf]

Name them

[@squintword]

3:46

[@varvaramir]

My elementary school life was kinda crazy, and I studied in a russian school, a US school, and an argentinian school. And a couple of educational videos too. I've got 3 different answers: 5, 6, 7. There are arguments about distinguishing between North and South Americas, Europe and Asia, and I've even met some people who don't consider Antartica a country. So anyway, this is nuts

[@geewillikers918]

Did you mean Australia when you said Antarctica, or did you mean continent when you said country?

[@zealandia5668]

I think your elementary schools have driven you crazy. 😂

[@LM-he7eb]

@@geewillikers918 I don't consider Antartica a continent

[@MijmerMopper]

I was not prepared for the sentence "i have even met some people who do not consider antartica a country"

[@zealandia5668]

@@MijmerMopper Antarctica is never a country. 😂

[@a2falcone]

It's not the Brazilian rain forest what stops you from walking from Alaska to Cape Horn. It's the mountainous rain forest in the Darién Gap, in Panama.

[@aluxia529]

Here in the Arab world, we say there are 6 continents -Africa -Asia -Europe -Australia/Oceania (I was taught geography by 2 different teachers, who had different opinions about the existence of Oceania) -America -Antarctica

[@BenDBeast]

2:06 technically Antarctica is a singular land mass the fact that is an archipelago is because of glacial repression pushing down on the land take away the ice after a millennia or two it will have rose up as a singular mass

[@fathehabibi7556]

That anoyed me

[@lvintagenerd]

@@deltared5454 No. Really not.

[@armahpruski5877]

I thought I heard that it would be 3 huge island with a bunch of small island here and there

[@romulusnr]

THE SOUTH (POLE) WILL RISE AGAIN

[@generalcodsworth4417]

Ok, call me in a few millennia after we melt all the ice and it has time to come back up. Until then, an archipelago is not a continent

[@sarahjeayes4403]

I only clicked on this video because it had Australia with a crown

[@MatsYouTube]

lmao

[@8-bitsarda747]

that's a good reason

[@Steve-zc9ht]

Same lmao 😂

[@UpcycleElectronics]

*Welcome to the Future:* 1.) Mercury 2.) Venus 3.) Earth 4.) Mars 5.) Ceres 6.) Jupiter 7.) Saturn 8.) Neptune 9.) Uranus 10.) Pluto 11.) Eris 12.) Makemake 13.) Haumea 14.) Sedna 15.) 2002 MS4 16.) 2007 OR10 17.) Quaoar 18.) Salacia 19.) Orcus

[@finnishboy5923]

Upcycle Electronics 20. NGC 4414

[@shrimp19921]

Ceres but no Juno or hesta? Only 9 planets from the Kuiper belt, home to hundreds of Little Rock’s?

[@gort1319]

lets just make every artificial satellite a moon and earth has the most moons in the solar system.

[@mazvirataaja9397]

0:49 I didn't get the joke for a long time, but I finally got to 1984 and understand it now. 🎉

[@spooderguy7535]

Me seeing the video: "what are continents?". Me: *Clicks the video* Me after seeing the video: (confused) "What are continents?".

[@raymondha1897]

Update on Among Us Triggered Video: The script is ready to go and we were planning on filming with Carl and Connor tonight. Unfortunately, someone in Carl's family may have been exposed to Covid yesterday, so now there's a chance that Carl has it as well. We're gonna wait a couple weeks to film to be safe, which means this video will come out in December instead of this Saturday. I apologize for the delay, but it'll be worth it!

[@Theboy-ow3ip]

@@raymondha1897 ?

[@Angel-wc1jf]

@@raymondha1897 did you copy and paste the wrong thing?

[@isaacfoster2820]

Id consider middle east and Asia different continents due to large cultural difference

[@scrapfightergd]

@@raymondha1897 okay who are you supposed to be and why are you here?

[@EisMonsTee]

I'm today's old when I finally understood the 1984 Joke at 0:50.

[@DanS044]

Same!! I just realised that now!

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

Plz explain

[@abdikamara9844]

@@Owen_loves_Butters it's about George Orwell's book 1984

[@AndrewmanGaming]

I literally just finished that book last night. Great read! Kinda confusing but also a huge mindf**k

[@golddropper2747]

@@Owen_loves_Butters you dont need it. Just wait until your next book report.

[@JustYourAvgPasta]

I love how Honshu says *"Rule 34 Island"*

[@niksy80]

and the video is made in 2011 lmao

[@woopro1234]

@@niksy80 Hits with so much meme nostalagia.

[@rivulet5417]

I don't get it and I'm scared

[@astroorbis]

@syabill how... scared?

[@therealmaggiemae]

@@niksy80 yes, rule34 wasn't invented yesterday, in fact it has been existing since the start of the internet.

[@ZeldaboyOG]

I love the creeper ignition and explosion sound.

[@gachakitten1599]

2:57 i heart Australia too.

[@aoifehall1675]

GachaKitten ha that’s funny

[@cameronballard155]

You could extend this problem to oceans. 4: The standard answer. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. 5: The water around Antarctica is sometimes regarded as a separate Southern Ocean. 3: Some people ignore the Arctic as its own ocean, as it's so small, and instead consider it part of the Atlantic. 1: Since all of the oceans interact and mix with each other anyway, why think of them as separate entities? All the world's oceanic waters together are collectively called the World Ocean--I know, real clever.

[@MenagerieOfMadness501]

Cameron Ballard Panthalassa. Nuff said

[@theorangeninja6486]

James Vo Alaska is cold as fuck and Tijuana is a sweltering hell hole and yet they are both considered "North America"

[@rylencason4420]

THERE IS ONE OCEAN, around the continents. The oceans are too similar to divide them.

[@HitodamaKyrie]

I personally would go with either one or three. The reality is that there is only one ocean. The so called World Ocean. But, I can agree on pointing out the various parts of it as the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Really those three are just the _"we have to navigate around some big-ass island to keep going"_ parts.

[@mateistoian726]

Cameron Ballard the oceans have different cultures ;))

[@michellegiacalone1079]

"Remove the ice sheet that covers Antarctica..." We're trying.

[@Aroacemafuyu]

*GOBAL WARMING*

[@tris592]

@@Ryfried **global warming.

[@stan3rdgenkpop]

why you stealing a comment from 2 years ago

[@michellegiacalone1079]

@@stan3rdgenkpop Because we're still trying?

[@dove7374]

@@tris592 goslr warming

[@quinny-bn4jw]

The reason that I heard that Europe and Asia are different continents is they are separated by a mountain range. This is also unhelpful, if that were true you could make boundaries on the Rocky Mountains, Himalayas, Andes, and many more.

[@man4437]

The Urals are more of a practical boundary as they do effectively split Russia into an Asian and European half. I'm not sure if there really is that much difference between Perm and Yekaterinburg, but the Eastern half is mostly part of Russia because of the Empire's conquests and from my understanding is historically and culturally fairly split up from the West, if only because it's fairly inhospitable to major settlements. The Western part is where most of what we consider to be Russia... happened. It's certainly not the worst line I could think of

[@MateusSFigueiredo]

In Brazil, Australia is just a part of the continent Oceania.

[@Meckro]

Lol I always tell people Australia isn't a continent

[@Talamare2]

Tom Mate Europe isn't a continent, it's a region

[@lukeytube3256]

I come from the land down under

[@timmystwin]

It's what I always learned. (UK here.) I also heard it called Australasia.

[@Flyingfish60]

here in Australia Brazil can fuck off

[@guadalupelopez920]

Here in Argentina it is teached that there are six continents. 1. Africa 2. Oceania (Australia and New Zeland) 3. Europe 4. Asia 5. America (it divides in North-America, South-America and Central-America. But we don't see them as continents but as regions) 6.Antartica

[@Mr_Kiwi]

“7 continents” Zealandia: There is another

[@AngelPerez-ds5ok]

Lol

[@drspeckdeck6563]

Eh I would consider it a part of oceania. Imo it ain’t big enough to be a continent. It’s twice as small as Australia

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

3:29 where is NZ??? 👀 Why do everyone forget NZ on maps :(

[@gyanndtdfstudio8285]

lemuria: hahahaha you small Zealandia

[@oof2104]

Greater Adria and Doggerland: There is another

[@josepaez_2]

I love this channel, it truly does a great job at informing in a funny, easy to understand and useful way, side note on the Teddy Roosevelt joke it’s Colombia, not Columbia

[@doubleunifierh25jndborigin23]

Continents: dirt

[@ashleybyrd2015]

Brb gonna sell some continents on ebay

[@yellowrobloxian37-gaming50]

these should be the continents. -north america -central america -south america -antartica -africa -europe -Arabia(Its cuturly different. -persia -India (its Super big) -asia -Indochina(siam) -Oceania

[@phase0400]

@@yellowrobloxian37-gaming50 arabia and india no. China is bigger than india ur indian arent u?

[@anothergermanmapper7754]

@@n.m.8802 Central America as a continent is a stupid idea. And you could fuse Persia and Arabia. Also, Indochina? Yeah, no.

[@TnseWlms]

"Do any of you actually know what 'incontinent' means?"- Lisa Simpson

[@ajw20]

Honshu: the rule 34 island

[@griddy_energy_official]

So true.

[@matthewmagda4971]

I know what Rule 34 is but not how it applies to Honshu. What's the correlation?

[@neyte7313]

@@matthewmagda4971 it is the largest island of Japan, the homeland of anime and, uh, well, hentai

[@matthewmagda4971]

@@neyte7313 I see. Maybe they could do a History of Anime post. Thanks for the clarification!!

[@sai-tc7wv]

i just came back to this video after years and found out i had this video disliked just because of that lame af joke. honestly cant blame past me

[@TheYuccaPlant]

There was a geography pub test i attended a few years back in Cambodia with other travellers and one of the people were deadset on 6 continents while the answer was 7 by the testmakers. He was out of line but he was right.

[@yaypls7522]

3 continents. 1: africa 2: Astrerisa. 3: Colombo

[@CatholicWeeb]

Is Colombo = America, Europe and Antarctica Combined?

[@Ari-nw3qy]

Continents: 1. Earth.

[@Cyrillus_EX]

But the earth isn't a large landmass separated by a large body of water

[@someballoonboi1089]

Bianca Doodles It's a continent.

[@twohandedswordsman852]

EARTH IS MY CITY

[@Monkey-l8s]

TangguhNI no it's a food

[@twohandedswordsman852]

It's us. no, its a drink, there is alot of water that you can drink on it

[@jeffreycanfield1939]

Continents: Mustard Ketchup. Anyone? No? Kill me.

[@librokubic6556]

condiments lol

[@rainverrev2307]

Don't forget about relish!

[@zouwu6252]

+Rain Verrev and onion

[@rainverrev2307]

james lafayette And the burger.

[@AzariusR]

*Condiments or *Contents

[@micahscott3895]

Honestly I like the 4 continent view because it makes the most logical sense

[@grizzlixx]

Eurasia, Antarctica, Africa, Australia, N&S America makes most sense to me. But Afro-Eurasia is a bit much, the connection is too thin just like N&S America.

[@thereversedguy]

But why Australia? Australia is a country.

[@grizzlixx]

Oceania is never used round these parts, when people think of the continent they say Australia. it's a regional thing

[@chileo1]

+ƐƐƐɐʎdnllɐ Australia is technically the correct name for the continent. The fact it is the name of a country aswell I think confuses some. In it's unique case, it is both.

[@john_smith_john]

+The reversed guy So you're saying if there was a country that owned all of North/South America just called America they wouldn't be separate continents any more? That's kinda stupid.

[@AccendinoMCM]

+ջ͙̯͇̝ implying europe and asia have similar cultures

[@jdgundy]

2 supercontinents and 2 continents: America and Afro-Eurasia; Antarctica and Oceania

[@jxg1652]

Best defintion (that doesnt make Australians qq) yet. Any number between 2 and 4 seems reasonable, 5-7 is just totally arbitrary. Either go with cultural zones (woooh, now Bavaria, Catalonia, Ireland and so on are a continent!) or large landmasses... hell, the landmasses thing seems a lot easier to me.

[@ibbi30]

Going with landmasses mostly surrounded by water is fine by me. So you got Eurasia (not near enough ocean in between), Africa (the suez straight is very narrow compared to these landmasses) North America, South America (the Americas are so narrow there) Australia and Antarctica). 2 supercontinents and 2 continents are fine by me though, as long as the continents within Afro-Eurasia are Africa and Eurasia or perhaps Africa, Europe, Middle East, India and Asia.

[@aturtledarkly5947]

I like the current definition, based on ease of travel, in North America. You would have a hard time traveling from Europe to Asia over land (thanks Ural mountains).

[@ibbi30]

But the Himnalayas are higher and block alot of the paths out of india to the rest of Asia. Also if use the barrier arguement to split Eurasia you could also argue desert and tundra split continents, further dividing East Asia and Europe into 2 continents, but also f.e. splitting North Africa from Sub-Saharan Africa. Plus oceans frequently facilitate travel instead of hindering travel, making the Mediterranian 1 continent instead of the 3 continents the Greeks intended it to be. Speaking of the Greeks, it makes a lot of sense to have Europe separate from Asia when your world is confined to the Mediterranean and the black sea, and everything east of the strait of Turkey is Europe, everything east of it is Asia and the land so the south, across the Aegean sea and Mediterranean sea from Europe and across the Sinai peninsula from Asia is Africa.

[@SilentBudgie]

Super continents: Americas, Afro-Eurasia. Continents: North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica. Subcontinents: India, Arabia, Indochinese Peninsula, Europe, Central America, Greenland

[@joshuasalem5022]

New definition for continent: A contiguous landmass over 1,000,000 sq.mi. (this means Greenland isn’t a continent) possibly separated from other landmasses by an ocean but not a river, and makes up a distinctive geographic feature such as a peninsula (like Europe), or divided by an isthmus with landmasses over one million sq.mi. on either side (like north/South America or Africa/Asia).

[@crunch4743]

Joshua Salem But then Europe and Asia are the same continent...?

[@outeast999]

And the Antarctic problem?

[@Ida-xe8pg]

why 100,000,000 sq mi?

[@Tsuruchi_420]

@@azalde614 really, i don't think cultural differences are enough to separate the Americas, Eurasia maybe, but not america

[@mublysnubly9420]

this is a bad definition. a definition can't be accurate while being so broad as to say "possibly".

[@timexyemerald6290]

3:06 that glare of Hawaii is hilarious

[@wamsang7818]

Continents: Afroeurasia America Antarctica is ice on an archipelago Australia is a huge island

[@IsaacMeade641]

@Samuel Wang Australia is not a continent, or is a country part of the continent of Oceania.

[@IsaacMeade641]

Nigo Maramag depends on where you live, in Brazil and some states of America recognize it as a continent

[@pyrosorus9880]

Yes

[@hhhgggghyzfyut]

@@IsaacMeade641 u mean australasia

[@duncangilpatric987]

I prefer calling it Eurasfrica

[@brodewall8418]

Was that a little 1984 joke snuck in there?

[@carlose4314]

I read that book.

[@MrAllenCrown]

so wait, Orwell never counted the africa's? like why is that blanc?

[@renatoraia4103]

+MrAllenCrown in 1984 northen africa is a fighting zone among the super-states

[@MrAllenCrown]

oh, well that still came through.

[@matthewkingston6797]

Africa below the Equator is Oceania and Africa above is along the with the Middle East , India and the North Pole No Mans Land

[@dionemoolman]

You can adapt the answer from the geologist, by saying that a contiguous piece of land that is a major tectonic plate is a continent. That makes an easy six, with North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.

[@m.e.h.8304]

YES I knew it wasn't consistent. Had an argument with my brother and dad about this. Told them how is Madagascar counted as an African country if they aren't connected. And my brother answered "they don't have to be connected directly , they belong to the same tectonic plate" and I said surely there must be more than 7 plates that have countries that belong to them but aren't defined as part of other continents " Thanks Grey

[@wouterlahousse9637]

New definition of continent: parts of the earth starting with the letter A. America, Africa, Asia, Austrialia,Antarctica,.... What about Europ... *Albanian imperialist expansion intensifies*

[@Eclipse-mf6hc]

Can we get an f in the chat for Oceania

[@johnnyslokes2712]

I dont consider Europe a continent. Its the Westside of Asia.

[@xdskiller3509]

@Wpz Rpd i dont consider Europe and Asia a continent its the uppper side of the middle east

[@louisthelemur1238]

@@xdskiller3509 middle is a.. Part of....

[@captainclarky5352]

0:50 lol nice reference to 1984 there

[@franciasii2435]

I noticed that too!

[@bayern1445]

Though crime

[@MARTINREN1231]

i love how you described brazil as a deadly poisonous forest LOL

[@MARTINREN1231]

Bruno Giao oh believe me. the gaming community in the Philippines is WAAYYY worse. sometimes you will feel like playing with a spoiled 10 year old kid.

[@MARTINREN1231]

Bruno Giao well that's true. lol

[@lucianoperrotat5170]

HUEHUEHUE

[@dzurcplayz4115]

MrBroxMan same

[@pedroantonio5565]

You're rude.

[@JordanBeagle]

I'm on a old CGP Grey video binge

[@scolipede1549]

Well technically if you drain the oceans you only have 1 continent.

[@d4n737]

Well, actually you have zero. You just have a lump of dirt floating in a void

[@jacktaylor8195]

Where would you put the water, your mom's bath tub?

[@d4n737]

@@jacktaylor8195 Yee.

[@siobhanlight7109]

Geologists would disagree

[@lauraslyricallife]

The geologist in me is sad for the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate not getting a mention :(

[@didizaldo5613]

And philippines tectonic plate :(

[@Phazon8058MS]

1. America 2. Eurasia 3. Africa 4. Australia 5. Antarctica

[@unchainedirony9499]

How about. 1: Europe 2: North America 3: South America 4: Oceania 5: Asia 6: Africa 7: Antarctica Cause frankly, I don't see the issue with this.

[@matheusaranguren930]

Unchained Irony For the same reason that I don't see the issue with: 1) Europe 2) Asia 3) Africa 4) America 5) Oceania 6) Antarctica There isn't a concrete answer. And that's what this video is about.

[@projectwilkreate7680]

Europe doesn't exist it's fake you've been lied too there's no Europe and eurasia If you live in Europe you're in a dream There's 6 continents N America S america Asia Africa Antarctica Australia

[@projectwilkreate7680]

What I mean is... Everything about Europe and its countries is fake you're all hallucinating

[@Valeforer]

In Argentina, America is taught as three continents: South America, Central America, and North America. Central America goes from Panama to Guatemala/Belize. Some include Mexico. No explanation as to why is that considered a continent.

[@cossaizy6309]

1 afro euroasia 2 antarctica 3 america 4 oceania 5 atlantis

[@czechslovakian]

Nice

[@Nichodo]

+Sir.qusai of zahalqa good one adding Atlantis.

[@romelacasascortes2235]

1 America 2 Eurasia 3 Africa 4 Australia

[@ThreeLetters3]

Sir.qusai of zahalqa Atlantis XD

[@teamawesomeness7137]

which countries are part of oceania and which are part of atlantis?

[@Seedyrom247]

What does recognising a landmass as a “continent” actually achieve?

[@Makarosc]

A lot for Latin Americans

[@the64thcucumber]

@@Makarosc Care to elaborate?

[@oguzomlet906]

The european union

[@dawas3610]

@@the64thcucumber well we had many populist dictators that when confronted against North America and created their own union like the European Union. It achieves social wealth and growth for countries.

[@giantsalsa3977]

The biggest, most important question^

[@karuki9910]

Who Else Waited For The End, And, He Said "Six Its Clearly Six" 3:47

[@europeanfellow2203]

Imo it is six.

[@Why.am.I.Here_o-o]

From were I am there's 6: -America -Europe -Asia -Africa -Oceania -Antartida

[@weatherwaxusefullhints2939]

"Real studying - not social sciences studying" ❤️ String agreement from a social science ba!

[@emmarowe8509]

CGP Grey says "How many continents do you want there to be?" In my head, "I want there to be one super-massive continent with roughly 7 billion people on it."

[@Unberable]

1. Africa 2. America 3. Asia 4. Europe 5. Oceania

[@danielalmeida7382]

Unbearable and antartica

[@Unberable]

I didn't count Antarctica because nobody lives there permanently

[@calebchacon8977]

America is thinly connected and is considered a continent. But Europe and Asia are heavily connected and are separated?

[@kanhabhardwaj3353]

Instead of getting answers I'm left with a bunch of knowledge and more questions🥺🥺

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I feel the dilemma about the Americas and Africa's connection to the Middle East is simple to answer. These continents would easily separate with changing ocean levels or geological activity, meaning they are only loosely connected and are separate continents. When you bake cookies, if two corners touch and fasten while baking do you consider it one cookie? If you are greedy you might say yes but generally people would say no and break the cookies apart. If you build a bridge from the mainland to an island does the island cease to exist? No it doesn't and land bridges don't count either.

[@lucasleanza9762]

Your reasoning makes sense... Until you realize you got it backwards. America "was" a continent until it was divided. If you grab a cookie and divide it in half, is it the same cookie? Depends on you. Good reasoning though! P.s: forgive me if you meant this but your comment makes it seem like N/S americas should be divided bc of this, to which I replied this comment.

[@DoubleAAce]

@@lucasleanza9762 it always seemed like to me that sounth Americans want to be known as Americans whenever I see them saying America is one continent

[@davidrivero1755]

@@DoubleAAce because America IS the continent, your country is named "United States of AMERICA" Where do you think it came from? Your founding fathers thought it was a cool word? Also separating north and south America doesn't make that much sense, even by culture, Mexico has more things in common with Colombia than it does with Canada, so it doesn't make sense to put them in that group.

[@DoubleAAce]

@@davidrivero1755 there is no American continent you donut. There is south and north america.

[@youuu2923]

@@davidrivero1755 they named it before it was discovered that it was 2 separate continents. why do you people refuse to accept that there are 2 continents?

[@stupiddog321]

Where I study, there are six continents: America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania (Australia) and Antarctica.

[@dc2008242]

Im American, I learn that North America and South America are different continents

[@FlipDarkFuture]

Oceania is the name given to the region that Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and numerous pacific islands sit in.

[@finnagnew4946]

oceania isnt even a continent its still called australia & this is coming from an aussie

[@dc2008242]

It doesnt make that much of a difference

[@JakartaJen]

septamus stevenson it is continent

[@egrs]

I was taught that there are 6 continents; America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica

[@johnappleseed3428]

well i just think it makes 0 sense to keep europe,asia and africa seperate but unify north and south america. i was taught 7

[@Steve-zc9ht]

@@johnappleseed3428 yes keep them separate imagine telling someone your earoasian lmao 😂 let's keep it nice and easy 7 or 6 when combined north and south America there both america aren't they

[@Maroon33]

Well you were tought wrong.

[@johnappleseed3428]

@@Steve-zc9ht still makes no sense tho

[@Steve-zc9ht]

@tsunami of the tsunami lol

[@natashatercera8536]

It infuriates me no one bothers with the real answer to this question, which is that the very notion of “continents” was contingent on the perspective of Mediterranean civilizations, as its respective three coasts. No one in China ever thought of the idea of a “continent.”

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

I want exactly 49 continents in the world.

[@evelinathebeaner1473]

u mean 69 hehe

[@cloudymoon2402]

Federico Cota Reyes to piss people off

[@killcrustproductions6176]

KZbin University yeah, it gets confusing

[@mcnuggetwarrior8218]

KZbin University I just ruined 49 likes

[@supertheblueoctagon]

I WANT 200 CONTINENTS

[@marcthecanadian]

How many continents are there, well as many as you want Me: I’m about to make you regret that decision Yakkos world song starts playing

[@isaacfoster2820]

I would say middle east is a continent since there is a huge cultural differnce between asian and european culture.

[@abolfazl8264]

UNITED STATES, CANANDA, MEXICO, PANAMA, , JAMICA, PERU ,REPUBLIC DOMINA, CUBA, CARIBEAN (NOT A COUNTRY ) , GREENLAND, EL SALVADOR TOO

[@dead.dummy678]

@@abolfazl8264 Puerto Rico, Columbia, Venezuela, Honduras, Guyana and still.

[@the-lag-gamerita5446]

@@dead.dummy678 Guatemala,Bolivia,then Argentina,and dequado,Chile,brazil

[@adogwithinternetaccess5334]

@@the-lag-gamerita5446 Costa Rica Belize Nicaragua Bermuda Bahamas Tobago San Juan, Paraguay Uruguay Suriname and French Guyana Barbados and Guaam

[@nuggetboi5157]

2 continents: Australia & everyone else

[@maddoxgreene7419]

More like north Carolina and everyone else fuck u

[@Alex-rk3gv]

No, the continent is Oceania/Australasia.

[@josh-cg8tz]

Aren't oceania and australia the same thing?

[@teamawesomeness7137]

new zealand is a country,,not part of australia.

[@teamawesomeness7137]

so is new zealand part of asia?

[@mr.creeper6836]

I think we should do the same as Pluto: Does it have something same size or bigger next to it and is smaller than Australia? Not a continent