Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

Since we were young, we've learned that Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and South America make up the seven continents, but a study published in the journal Gondwana ...

While the U.S. teaches that there are seven continents, Europe teaches that there are only six, with North and South America counting as one consolidated America.