Where are you from?

[Luis]

Hang in there, Luis. Latin America has no boundaries. 😉 It really could have been better worded, as several have suggested. No wonder the OP fell off the continental divide.

It's considered sloppy [unword] mapology, but you should feel free to consider yourself as part of Central America.

Okok... it's fine xsedrinam we can agree that the poll options were not the ideal...

 

[BarryW]

I'm from Johannesburg, South Africa, but currently working/living in Dubai, U.A.E

 

[yellow]

Umm remember there is central america? Not many people count it, but we consider ourselves (costa rica) part of central america, not north nor south.

CENTRAL AMERICA IS NOT A CONTINENT. 🙄

Of course central america is not it's own continent, but neither is north or south america...

SOUTH AMERICA IS A CONTINENT!
NORTH AMERICA IS A CONTINENT!

Please do not reply until you understand what a continent is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

 

[Luis]

SOUTH AMERICA IS A CONTINENT!
NORTH AMERICA IS A CONTINENT!

Please do not reply until you understand what a continent is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

I never said central america was it's own continent... However North and South America are not always considered different continents, including that wikipedia article you linked to! Quote from the article:

The 7-continent model is usually taught in Western Europe, Northern Europe, Central Europe, China and most English-speaking countries. The 6-continent combined-Eurasia model is preferred by the geographic community, Russia, Eastern Europe, and Japan. The 6-continent combined-America model is taught in Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Iran and some other parts of Europe; this model may be taught to include only the 5 inhabited continents (excluding Antarctica).

EDIT: Oh, and I understand what a continent is, you should understand what culture is and different ways of teaching on each one!

 

[yellow]

We are discussing continents.

Central America is not a continent, which you alluded to in previous posts.

You also stated that North America and South America are not continents.

They ARE continents. In the model that I was taught.

You point out that the 7 continent model is not taught in Latin America, that's fine... The 6 continent combined America model is taught there, in which, Central America is still not a continent. But fine, in your model, America (north and south inclusive) is a single continent. Fine.

At the risk of sounding imperious, this is an English-based forum, so I'm well within my rights to believe that the model that I was taught was the one I prefer to defend.

I appreciate that you were taught something different, and I will agree that overall, the selections in the poll are inadequate and go no further.

 

[Luis]

At the risk of sounding imperious, this is an English-based forum, so I'm well within my rights to believe that the model that I was taught was the one I prefer to defend.

Well I can also consider myself within my rights to defend the system I was taught. But oh well, it's fine. Peace.

 

[Doctor Q]

This thread has been closed because it required too much moderation.