The document summarizes the seven continents: North America is the third largest and fourth most populated, containing countries like Canada, the US, and Mexico. South America is connected to North America and contains the largest forest and most of the world's forests. Europe is the sixth largest and second smallest continent, with more people than any continent except Asia. Asia is the largest and most populated continent, where farming, law, and trade originated. Australia is the smallest and flattest continent located next to the Pacific and Atlantic. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent and covered in ice, larger than Europe and Australia. Africa is the second largest and second most populated continent, home to 840 million people, with Sudan as the largest country.