Why call it 'America?'

[Kasz216]

zexen_lowe said:

sc94597 said:

skipo said:

TWRoO said:
WTF!

"America" means America, not U.S.A.

U.S.A is a country.
America is 2 continents.

ioi is correct when he puts "America" because he means America (compromising all of North and South America).

 

lulz!!

 

America isn't 2 continents! America is the whole continent divided in 3 parts.

 

North America = Canada, USA and Mexico

Central America= Belize, guatemala, honduras, panama, costarica etc.

South america = Brasil, Argentina, colombia, venezuela, ecuador etc

Note: Caribbean Islands I dunno if we can count those islands as a division but I think I will count them.

You do realize that North America and South America are two different continents right?

 

 

Emm, no, in elementary school they teach you that America is a continent which can be divided in three subcontinents: North, Central and South America. Thats why they sell you maps of the American Continent¡ (Continente Americano, in the top center of the image)

http://www.angelestrada.com.ar/down/rivadavia/RivadaviaMAPAcarta.jpg

Actually it's debatable. The most popular geographical schools of thought fold Central America as a part of North America... and count South America as it's own continent.

I mean, if you count North and South America as one continent I don't see what makes Europe,Asia&Africa different continents.

I kinda buy into the 6 continent theory wih Eurasia considedred one continent, but it might make more sense to partion off continents along cultural as well as geographical lines.