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Europe, Africa, and Asia have been known since the beginning of man-kind.
Humans crossed the land bridge from Asia to North America during the Ice Age at least 100,000 years ago. From here they then spread throughout the Americas, finding South America as well. Humans also crossed land bridges into Australia during the Ice Age, or possibly earlier by ships. However, these continents were cut off from the majority of the world (Africa, Europe, and Asia) and vice versa; they had not known of each others existence. North America was founded by Scandinavians about 1,000 years ago. However, this was unknown to the rest of the world. The founding of the Americas is credited to Christopher Columbus, who founded the continents in 1492. Australia was founded by Williem Janszoon in 1606. Antarctica was founded by three men from Russia, the UK, and US in 1820.
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All continents were formed around 2.5 billion years ago during the breakup of a supercontinent called Rodinia. However, the knowledge of all continents by humans developed gradually over time. Eurasia and Africa were known early in history, followed by the discovery of the Americas, Antarctica, Australia, and finally, the understanding of plate tectonics in the 20th century solidified the concept of continents.
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What continents were discovered in 1492?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the continents of North America and South America.
What biome can be found on all the continents?
Temperate deciduous forests can be found on all continents except Antarctica.
Are all the continents surrounded by water?
No, not all continents are surrounded by water. For example, Antarctica is mostly surrounded by the Southern Ocean, while Africa is connected to other continents through land.
Why all continents start with letter A?
Not all continents start with the letter A. The continents that do start with the letter A are Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. The other continents are Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
What divids by all the continents?
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, and it is the only body of water that touches all seven continents through its coasts.
What continents were discovered in 1492?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the continents of North America and South America.
What Alfred wegners hypothesis?
He discovered Pangaea; once all the continents were together, as one big continent.
What continent did the tudors not discover?
Continents discovered by the Tudors
Who discovered two continents that Europe did not know existed?
Christopher Columbus
What continents do hummingbirds live in?
The are all over in all continents but Antarctica
Who discovered that the earth once had only one major land mass?
Christifer Columbus is the one that discovered the continents bbyyee
Where were dandelions found?
Dandelions are originally from Europe, but they are on most continents and all over the United States and Europe in temperate areas.
Who is the first guy that found the new continents?
Depends on which continents you're talking about. The Americas were originally discovered by Amerigo Vespucci, but were settled by Christopher Columbus.
What continents is south of all of the continents?
Antarctica
Have early humans been discovered in other continents?
Only in Africa In Kenya and in Ethiopia
What did scientists discover that showed that continents could move?
Scientist discovered tectonic plates
Why did dinosaurs travel to all continents?
Dinosaurs first evolved during the Triassic, when all the continents were joined together. Hence, the spread to all continents. When the continents split apart, dinosaurs still lived on all of them.
