Can you name all of the continents and oceans of the world? If you look at a map of seven continents and oceans you will probably remember right away, but if you are like most people there is a good chance you can name the continents but will likely get stuck on the names of some oceans. Let's take a look.

There are generally considered to be 7 continents. But these continents are not defined by exact science, but rather by convenient labels that have been adopted over time. For example, Europe and Asia are physically one geographic unit (called Eurasia). But they are generally considered separate continents because of cultural and historical reasons. The seven continents are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Some of the borders between contents are somewhat hard to identify so arbitrary boundaries have been asserted onto them. North America and South America are normally divided at the Panama Canal, even though it's a man-made feature. The separation between Asia and Africa is similar, with the boundary being the Suez Canal, which is again man-made. These arbitrary boundaries simply demonstrate that continents are not exactly defined land masses.

Let's look at the oceans of the world. There are 5 oceans, though many people forget one of them. They the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans. Sometimes the Arctic and Southern Oceans are merged in to the first three oceans listed, which is why you hear less about them, especially the Southern Ocean.

The Southern Ocean lies at the south of the Earth, around Antarctica. It circles around Antarctica, and has no northern land boundary to divide it from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

I hope that clears up some misconceptions for your. Click here to see a great map of seven continents and oceans.