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Quoting: GuestFrom what I remember in my grade school days, there are 7 continents:

North America
South America
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Europe

And the people of Cuba or El Salvador live in...?

I was distro hopping like crazy this year, but I think I calmed down now. lets see if I can stick to this build until next month lol

Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: GuestFrom what I remember in my grade school days, there are 7 continents:

North America
South America
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Europe

And the people of Cuba or El Salvador live in...?

North America. Central America and most of the Caribbean are usually considered part of North America.

Quoting: Lakorta

Quoting: x_wing

Quoting: GuestFrom what I remember in my grade school days, there are 7 continents:

North America
South America
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Europe

And the people of Cuba or El Salvador live in...?

North America. Central America and most of the Caribbean are usually considered part of North America.

That must be some per country education rule. In my country America is just one continent (as a whole) and the North, Central and South are just regions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number

Quoting: x_wingThat must be some per country education rule. In my country America is just one continent (as a whole) and the North, Central and South are just regions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number

While it seems quite natural to part the Americas (they're only connected by a rather small "passage") (*) , the parting of Europe and Asia seems quite unnatural when looking at a globe, and the "border" is not clear either.

(*) Liam! Please!


Last edited by Eike on 27 March 2018 at 11:36 am UTC