ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Four continents

Okay kiddo, so the world is split up into different areas called continents. Like if you have a big cookie and you cut it into pieces, each piece is like a continent.

There are four really big continents on our planet: Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. Asia is where countries like China and Japan are. Africa is where you'll find places like Egypt and South Africa. Europe has countries like France and Germany. And America has two parts - North America where the United States and Canada are, and South America where countries like Brazil and Argentina are.

So when we say "four continents," we mean these four big areas where lots of different countries and people live. Isn't the world a neat place?
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