16 Apr 21
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@trev33 said7, surely?
Should be an easy question, right?
I say 7
Some say 6
Others say 5.
The penguins of Antarctica are not happy at the people who say 5.
Or is this a trick question!? 😯
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16 Apr 21
@divegeester saidThat's what we in the UK/Ireland are taught, apparently others are taught that the Americas are one like in the Olympic rings, interesting to see what people in the States say.
7, surely?
Or is this a trick question!? 😯
@trev33 saidMany people in the US will have a US centric mindset, especially after having never left their home country in their entire lives, in some cases having never left their home state their entire lives.
That's what we in the UK/Ireland are taught, apparently others are taught that the Americas are one like in the Olympic rings, interesting to see what people in the States say.
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16 Apr 21
@divegeester saidTrue but not many of the other Americas represented here, Stees for Canada I guess. Can't think of any others.
Many people in the US will have a US centric mindset, especially after having never left their home country in their entire lives, in some cases having never left their home state their entire lives.
16 Apr 21
@trev33 saidIt si a trick question, right?
Should be an easy question, right?
I say 7
Some say 6
Others say 5.
The penguins of Antarctica are not happy at the people who say 5.
There are six, all with their own tectonic plate:
Africa
Antarctica (of course) [can't think of people not counting that one]
Ozeania (containing Australia)
Eurasia (the very concept of Europe as a continent of their own is a cultural concept, rather than a geographical one)
South America
North America
O and I learned at school that there are 7, in Germany Europe is seen as continent, though there were interesting discussions about the eastern limit (Ural mountain...but why)
16 Apr 21
@ponderable saidDamn you and you’re stupid intelligence!
It si a trick question, right?
There are six, all with their own tectonic plate:
Africa
Antarctica (of course) [can't think of people not counting that one]
Ozeania (containing Australia)
Eurasia (the very concept of Europe as a continent of their own is a cultural concept, rather than a geographical one)
South America
North America
O and I learned at school ...[text shortened]... ntinent, though there were interesting discussions about the eastern limit (Ural mountain...but why)
16 Apr 21
@divegeester saidBy conventional standards there are seven continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia/Oceania, and Antarctica. Some scientists add an eighth, Zealandia, most of which is under water in the South Pacific. Zealandia's area is nearly 2 million square miles (5 million square kilometers) — about half the size of Australia.
Many people in the US will have a US centric mindset, especially after having never left their home country in their entire lives, in some cases having never left their home state their entire lives.
