Posted by Nickengland on September 14, 2005, at 14:07:54
In reply to Re: Revolution » Nickengland, posted by AuntieMel on September 14, 2005, at 10:39:44
Hi AuntieMel
>You're putting Europe and the UK together? What about that old headline: "Fog in Channel. Europe cut off."
<grin>
:-)
I was putting Europe and the UK together because the UK is in the continent of Europe lol
As I said though, generally speaking if you're comparing America (which is a continent in itself) it is one country. Where as Europe is many, many countries that are all very different, with many different views, languages, cultures, historys etc and although they are indeed grouped under the continent of "Europe" so in that sense all those countires are together within the *continent* of Europe. They are all very different in there own right though... where America is one country, one continent....
But LOL
"How many continents are on the earth?
A continent is one of several major land masses on the earth. There is no standard definition for the number of continents but you'll commonly find that the numbers six or seven are used. By most standards, there are a maximum of seven continents - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Most students in the U.S. are taught that there are seven continents."
"In Europe, many students are taught about six continents, where North and South America is combined to form a single America. Thus, these six continents are Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe."
I was taught this, and so when speaking America, I could include the South American ~ but that would be confusing as then I could be speaking about the people of Peru when discussing the people of America ~ always use the US lol
Now this about Europe and Asia...
"Many geographers and scientists now refer to six continents, where Europe and Asia are combined (since they're one solid landmass). Thus, these six continents are Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Eurasia, North America, and South America."
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzcontinents.htm
But this is more geography rather than poltics ~ but still very interesting when discussing other countries I think.
Kind regards
Nick
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