How many continents do they exist in the planet?: an approach to their study?

¿Cuántos continentes existen en el planeta?: un acercamiento a su estudio

Abstract

The studies developed during years for scientific of different fields, such as physical, geophysical, geologists and historians among many other, have they focused their investigations of the Earth and their continental enormous a mass in constant movement; existing many opinions regarding the continents in that the planet Earth is divided and which is the most appropriate classification for its study and to what does this respond?. The following work doesn't seek to give a recipe, but you bring near us to this interesting topic and to meditate on the different variables in that he/she moves and he/she has expanded its study during many centuries.

For that that this it seeks to capture some approaches on the continent definitions, the treatment given to these concepts, the evolution starting from their geologic or geographical, political or administrative focus. Variables that the different continent models determine. Some authors' approaches. More extended models.