{"id":29308,"date":"2020-11-20T01:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T01:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/?p=29308"},"modified":"2022-12-16T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:22:54","slug":"english-names-countries-nationalities-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingobest.com\/free-online-english-course\/english-names-countries-nationalities-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography 101 in English: Learn the Names of Countries, Nationalities and Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Think of this article as a World Geography 101 class in English. You will learn how to say the names of the continents in English,<\/strong> how to ask and answer questions about your nationality, plus, we will go over the use of the article \u2018the\u2019 before the names of the countries. There is even a free PDF ebook<\/strong> at the end of this post with a complete list of countries, nationalities,<\/strong> and languages<\/strong> for you to download!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This topic is important because one of the most common questions we hear when traveling abroad is \u2018Where are you from?\u201d Being able to answer this question without hesitation is essential to anyone who is learning English. Besides saying the country where you are from, you may also want to tell people about your native language and even share some information about the most famous tourist attractions in your country so that they can pay you a visit someday. Shall we get started?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continents and countries in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you are still in high school, or perhaps you finished that a long time ago, but I suppose you remember some of the things you learned from your geography teacher. If you don\u2019t, we\u2019ve got you covered!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start off with the definition of a continent<\/strong>. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a continent is \u201cone of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe\u201d. However, the Encyclopaedia Britannica defines it as one of the larger continuous masses of land, namely, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia, listed in order of size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thing is: your answer to the question \u201chow many continents are there in the World?\u201d depends on where you grew up. For Americans, there are seven (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America). For most of the world, there are actually six continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and America. Some other people may even consider that there are 5 continents (Africa, Europe, Asia, America and Oceania), which represent the five rings on the Olympic Flag. In your opinion, are there 5 or 7 continents in the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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This is an ongoing discussion, so let\u2019s go back to learning how to say the names of the continents in English. Check out the seven continents below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English names of Continents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Africa & Antarctica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/mark><\/strong> is the second largest and second most populated continent in the world, after Asia on both counts. There are 54 countries in Africa, plus two disputed territories. This continent can be divided into five regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n