ମହାଦେଶ

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http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

Animated, color-coded map showing the various continents and regions. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is most often subdivided into Europe and Asia (red shades), while North and South America are sometimes recognized as one American continent (green shades).

ମହାଦେଶ କେତେଗୁଡ଼ିଏ ଦେଶକୁ ନେଇ ତିଆରି । ପୃଥିବୀରେ ୭ଟି ମହାଦେଶ ଅଛି । ଆୟତନ ଅନୁସାରେ ମହାଦେଶ ଗୁଡିକ ହେଲେ: ଏସିଆ, ଆଫ୍ରିକା, ଉତ୍ତର ଆମେରିକା, ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଆମେରିକା, ଇଉରୋପ, ଆଣ୍ଟର୍କଟିକା ଓ ଅଷ୍ଟ୍ରେଲିଆ ।

ମହାଦେଶର ବିଭକ୍ତି କରଣ

There are numerous ways of distinguishing the continents:

Models
Color-coded map showing the various continents. Similar shades exhibit areas that may be consolidated or subdivided.
4 continents	Afro-Eurasia			America		Antarctica	Australia
5 continents	Africa	Eurasia		America		Antarctica	Australia
6 continents	Africa	Europe	Asia	America		Antarctica	Australia
6 continents	Africa	Eurasia		North America	South America	Antarctica	Australia
7 continents	Africa	Europe	Asia	North America	South America	Antarctica	Australia

• The seven-continent model is usually taught in China, India, parts of Western Europe and most English-speaking countries.^{[ଆଧାର ଲୋଡ଼ା]}
• The six-continent combined-America model is used in Spanish-speaking countries and in some parts of Europe including Greece (equivalent 5 inhabited continents model (i.e. excluding Antarctica) still also found in texts).

Using this latter model as a starting point, the International Olympic Committee uses only inhabited continents (excluding Antarctica) and thus a five-continent model as depicted in the Olympic logo.

The terms Oceania or Australasia are sometimes substituted for Australia to denote a region encompassing the Australian continent and various islands of the Pacific Ocean that are not included in the seven-continent model. For example, the Atlas of Canada names Oceania, as does the model taught in Italy, Greece and in Latin America, Portugal and Spain.