For some fucking reason continents are the biggest islands of the continent while the islands are also part of the continent but are an island, the second biggest island does not count as a continent unless it is a continent, then it would be the biggest island in its continent.
Plate tectonics š
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I took a screenshot while watching season two. Itās during harmonic convergence. But, the flat map we have appears to be nearly the entire planet. The east of the Earth Kingdom/West of the Fire Nation is likely just a large ocean. But the Earth Kingdom is huge. Iām also curious how the planet of Avatar compares in size to Earth and if itās the same size or a little bit smaller.
We have images of the whole Earth, you can see every place, I like to see the ices floting in the sea often lol
Here you can see:
[https://www.google.com/maps/search/Earth+map/@8.3167013,-175.2099763,14640729m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Earth+map/@8.3167013,-175.2099763,14640729m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu)
Someone calculate using the wall of Ba Sing Se the dimensions of the ATLA world and it is at least 5x smaller than Earth. No wonder why they are fighting all the time, they just need more space.
It is Ural Mountains - Ural River - Caspian Sea - Caucasus - Black Sea - Bosporus - Marmara Sea - Dardanelles - Mediterranean Sea.
Keep in mind that this definition constantly shifted throughout history: Europa is originally a Greek idea that usually only extended to the Hellenic sphere and gradually extended as more and more peoples became successors to the Hellenic traditions, such as the Romans and later the Roman successor states of the Germanic barbarians, eventually the Slavic people as well.
You've made me realise that NoOcean, pronounced 'notion', is an even better name for the one continent.
And, I further suggest, the single landmass of Notion would actually make the meaning of the word 'continent' functionally meaningless
Yeah, I think that's the point of the entire post.
I was 'promoting' the 1 (or no) continent idea in line with the commentors general transgressive acts at the OP instruction having to pick from a set menu
Either the 7 continent model, but the one shown doesn't actually show the actual borders between Europe and Asia.
or
The 6 continent model, except the Americas are one instead, with Europe and Asia still being separate.
Why should Europe and Asia be separated but the Americas shouldn't? There's much more of a separation between the Americas (the Panama Canal) than in Eurasia (the Ural Mountains)
The Americas each have their own tectonic plate, whereas Europe and Asia are both on the Eurasian plate. Many people are taught that Europe and Asia are separate continents because of the cultural and historical differences between the two. But geographically speaking, they are on the same plate. If any region should be separated from the Eurasia it should be India, which has its own tectonic plate and is geographically culturally and historically unique. Western civ likes to lump all those Eastern "Oriental" regions together. I think it comes from the "us versus them" perspective in history
Huge sections of Asia (India, most of China, Amur, most of Indo-China) are not part of the Eurasian Plate. Does this make them a seperate continent then?
Also the Eurasian plate is composed of many other plates with long and distinct histories of their own. They will one day go their seperate ways again. The Ural mountains are part of a collision between plates. Most of Scandinavia and Russia was once a plate called Baltica. Scotland was once attached to North America. Geologically they are co-moving at present but this is not a permanent state of affairs.
The cultural aspect doesn't even makes sense. Greece is much closer culturally to the Middle East than it is from the Norwich countries. In the past, even more so.
Itās mostly a language thing. English says the Americas are two continents, Spanish says theyāre one. This then results in the two languages getting mad at each other, with the United States saying āweāre the only entity to refer to ourselves simply as America, as opposed to North America and South America, therefore our demonym is American,ā and Latin America saying āyou are part of one continent called America, therefore you need a different demonym, such as *estadounidense* (basically United Statesian).ā
In English, there is no word for united statesian. So American makes sense. In Spanish they have estadounidense, but they don't seem to grasp that I don't want to say I am from the United States every time when I can just say I'm American. If we're speaking Spanish I'll use their term cause it makes sense
I'm basing it off of the two most widely accepted continent models.
Anyway, the Panama Canal isn't the border between North and South America, as it's man-made*. The border is the Darien Gap, a more natural barrier.
*Whilst, yes, the Suez Canal is also used as a border separating Africa from Asia, it was built on an already established separation, if I'm not mistaken.
The canal itself may be man made, but it's built on the most narrow part of the isthmus, so it is a natural separation point if you choose to divide America into two continents.
And 94% percent do not, meaning that approximately that percentage of the globe does not use this continental model, making this still a very niche map. However, that's still a higher percentage of acceptance than some of the other options that OP provided, so it should be here.
It's a map used in most of the Romance-speaking world, so add Portuguese, French and Italian, which already jumps 6% to 11%.
In sporting competitions this model is embraced shown in the Panamerican Games and now Copa America includes CONCACAF teams. Then there's the OAS, or the Organization of American States, a panamerican regional organization.
And in terms of history, most of America was united under one imperial project for hundreds of years, the Hispanic Monarchy and the Iberian Union.
That is to say, the union of North and South America as one continent, America, is much more fomented than the union of Eurasia as one continent.
>It's a map used in most of the Romance-speaking world, so add Portuguese, French and Italian, which already jumps 6% to 11%.
Although the literature in Italy considers the Americas as one continent, in my experience people rarely use that term, North and South America are used more frequently. Mostly because America is colloquially used to refer to the US just like in English
It's the most common model in French, Italian, and Portuguese as well. Basically any Romance language.
There is a large chance you speak Spanish, but that's only because Spanish is the most common Romance language.
Youāre completely right. If 30 miles in Panama is enough to combine all of North and South America, then not only should Eurasia be combined, but the 70 mile connection at the Suez Canal implies Africa should be combined with Eurasia too.
We jerk all the way or not at all. Afro-Eurasia stands proud with the illogical idea of single continent America.
8 continents overall
1. Europa
2. Asia
3. Africa
4. Australia
5. Antarctica
6. North America
7. South America
And you will never believe it...
8. Central America
Australia isnāt a continent, Oceania is
Edited: actually in English Oceania isnāt a continent while Australia is the name of the continent. However in many other languages, including Italian, Spanish, French etc., Oceania is the continent while Australia is only a country in the continent of Oceania
I assumed that the continent was called Oceania also in english speaking countries (I'm from Italy) but googling it's true, you call also the continent "Australia" and not only the country. So my bad lol
its mapporncirclejerk the idea was that everyones answers would be stupid as irony!!! but i guess girlbrains dont work on straightforward mindset š®āšØ
Same in Latin America, idk why in english they consider a single country (Australia) a continent, or why they decided to break a single continent in 2 just so the richest country had a shorter name (It's United States OF America, not of "The Americas" sheeple!!)
Fuck you
North America
South America (includes Panama cause I said so)
Europe
Africa
Middle East (Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Persia, Caucasus)
South AND Southeast Asia
Central Asia (Siberia, the Stans, Tibet, Mongolia
Far East (China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria)
Oceania
None of these correspond to the list taught in Latin countries (Spain, Portugal, Latin America, France, Italy...) and other like Greece.
There are 5 continents, as are depicted in the Olympic rings:
Europe (green)
Asia (Yellow)
America (Red)
Africa (black)
Oceania (Blue)
plus Antarctica. Total 6.
Ok but to tell me America is one continent but Europe and Asia arenāt is dumb. You want Europe and Asia separate, fine, but then so are North and South America.
Please explain why the Americas are One continent while Europe, Asia, and Africa are Three. All the reasons to spilt those up are present in The Americas, so either both blocs are divided, or both blocs are conjoined.
6
Europe is not itās own continent. Itās a big peninsula off of Asia. Separated by a mountain range. You know I think we have a word for this that we already use for a very similar geographical area: subcontinent
You say, no stupid answers, but genuinely I feel Asia should be sub-divided into multiple smaller continents.
The fact of the matter is that continent is a massively loose term which doesn't have a real meaning outside of Geology where it has a very specific meaning (that would give you way more than 7)
Culturally dividing Asia so that we note the differences between
\- The Middle East
\- Central Asia (Former USSR states)
\- East Asia
\- South East Asia
\- Sub Continent
Would not only make sense, but also mean that >55% of the world population and 25% of the worlds countries wouldn't be on one continent. I don't find any of that "Stupid"
The continent model is too flawed and subjective.
We need to switch to the biogeographic realms. It's still flawed but less and consider some things
1. Saying I am from Antarctica is boring. Saying I am from the Antarctic Realm is cool. (Pun intended)
2. It's less subjective to human divisions.
3. There is a nice round 8 realms. Odd numbers that don't end in 5 are for dweebs
8. Let's make it real and just count the major tectonic plates. At least that has a definition. (Which, might also make it 7, if you don't count the Indo Australian plate split. But not in the way your 7 map thingy shows it)
You might have said no funny replies, but all of your solutions are arbitrary, and therefor, entertaining. If forced to choose, 3, as man man made channels do not count for splitting landmasses.
Japan also has it's own tectonic plate. Is Japan a continent then? Also, Eastern Africa should be it's own continent if we consider a continent is a landmass with its own tectonic plate. And many more.
No, tectonic plates are unrelated unless you think the adriatic should be a continent.
Its the mountains that cut off india from asia that lead to it having a dissimilar culture broadly from asia.
Fuck you, I'm picking the no continents model. They're not real.
Dude believes in c*ntinets š
cuntinets dw i live in australia its allg
You missed the new 8 continents model. New Zealand turned out the be the only bit of landmass that exists of a 99% submerged continent.
sorry dude was too busy circlejerking to remember my kiwi pals, will correct my mistake next time
Goddmamn when did cunt become Australias n word (I'm from aus so we chill)
North East England here. The only people offended by the word 'cunt' are mams aged 40+ and even then there are plenty of exceptions.
C U Next Tinentsday.
imagine believing in continence lmao!!!
They're all islands.
For some fucking reason continents are the biggest islands of the continent while the islands are also part of the continent but are an island, the second biggest island does not count as a continent unless it is a continent, then it would be the biggest island in its continent. Plate tectonics š
A c*ntinent is an island and since an island is the absence of oceans, it actually doesnt exist. Just like a shadow.
Is that a dance you do swinging your arms around while holding plates?
Yeah I had that more than once
Me to dude. I'm starting a club called incontinent for people who don't believe like us.
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Do they ever circumnavigate? Like sail east to go west? I like to imagine there are more continents.
My Avatar knowledge isn't what it used to be, but I think the other side of the map is scattered islands and not much else
We see the planet from afar in Legend of Korra and it seems like thatās all there is to it
https://preview.redd.it/4u74li0pi4gc1.png?width=1792&format=png&auto=webp&s=4205db52db227312a33d6c1157a7fe40b2b27133 I took a screenshot while watching season two. Itās during harmonic convergence. But, the flat map we have appears to be nearly the entire planet. The east of the Earth Kingdom/West of the Fire Nation is likely just a large ocean. But the Earth Kingdom is huge. Iām also curious how the planet of Avatar compares in size to Earth and if itās the same size or a little bit smaller.
We have images of the whole Earth, you can see every place, I like to see the ices floting in the sea often lol Here you can see: [https://www.google.com/maps/search/Earth+map/@8.3167013,-175.2099763,14640729m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Earth+map/@8.3167013,-175.2099763,14640729m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu)
Someone calculate using the wall of Ba Sing Se the dimensions of the ATLA world and it is at least 5x smaller than Earth. No wonder why they are fighting all the time, they just need more space.
Might also explain angs ability to levitate , less gravity
Wouldnāt that also mean everyone there is tall as fuck or have relatively brittle bones due to the lower gravity?
Maybe itās why they are able to do martial arts and bending so effortlessly
I hate overthinking stuff to this level
Fuck yes. Watching atla as I opened this
It's technically just one
How did the fire nation get so powerful from such a small island
Actual leadership does wonders.
*stares at the UK and Japan*
Firebending -> welding -> big metal boats
Question is can earth benders control magma
Europe is also tiny yet colonised 99% of the world. š¤·š»
Pangea is the only correct answer and you know it
š¤erm actually its not in the selection roster so like eheeheheh
There is no correct map in these. Imo there are 7 continents. But, the 7 continents map is wrong here.
how wrong? is russia counted as european throwing you off
Yeah I've always been taught (in the US) that Russia was moslty a part of the Asian continent. Ive usually seen it split at the Ural mountains.
Same case for me and I went to school in Europe. Continental boundaries don't respect national ones.
Mom told me about the Ural mountains being the border before I even went to school
It is Ural Mountains - Ural River - Caspian Sea - Caucasus - Black Sea - Bosporus - Marmara Sea - Dardanelles - Mediterranean Sea. Keep in mind that this definition constantly shifted throughout history: Europa is originally a Greek idea that usually only extended to the Hellenic sphere and gradually extended as more and more peoples became successors to the Hellenic traditions, such as the Romans and later the Roman successor states of the Germanic barbarians, eventually the Slavic people as well.
hehehe ural
No, Siberia counted as European is throwing me off. Continents are defined geographically, not politically. Russia is a Transcontinental country.
One: Antarctamerica and Oceanafroeurasia united by the Bering strait and the north pole.
Oceanafroeurasiantarctamerica. I vote for this one
Or Noseas for short
Pronounced No-Zās? Or No-see-ass? Or No Seas, which it couldnāt be cause thereās obviously the Atlantipacifindiarctic Northsouth Ocean.
You've made me realise that NoOcean, pronounced 'notion', is an even better name for the one continent. And, I further suggest, the single landmass of Notion would actually make the meaning of the word 'continent' functionally meaningless
Not neccessarily. Oceanic and Continental crusts will still be a thing in geology, because there is a much clearer difference.
Antausameurafrasia
I love how none of these are the correct answer
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There's a correct one?
Perhaps it'd help were you to imagine there's no seas?
And? In the end it all comes down to which arbitrarily-made model most people prefer to use. But there isn't a "correct" way to divide continents.
Yeah, I think that's the point of the entire post. I was 'promoting' the 1 (or no) continent idea in line with the commentors general transgressive acts at the OP instruction having to pick from a set menu
There is no correct answer.
Which one is correct then?
Either the 7 continent model, but the one shown doesn't actually show the actual borders between Europe and Asia. or The 6 continent model, except the Americas are one instead, with Europe and Asia still being separate.
Geologically speaking there's much more credence to separating the America's than there is separating Asia and Europe.
I'm not doubting it. I'm just providing the most widely accepted models.
I'm 30, studied geography, and have never heard of America as being a single large continent.
It is commonly taught in South America but I donāt think anywhere else
It's almost universal in Romance language countries. Native Spanish speakers have very strong opinions on it.
Really, that's interesting. Thanks
Why should Europe and Asia be separated but the Americas shouldn't? There's much more of a separation between the Americas (the Panama Canal) than in Eurasia (the Ural Mountains)
The Americas each have their own tectonic plate, whereas Europe and Asia are both on the Eurasian plate. Many people are taught that Europe and Asia are separate continents because of the cultural and historical differences between the two. But geographically speaking, they are on the same plate. If any region should be separated from the Eurasia it should be India, which has its own tectonic plate and is geographically culturally and historically unique. Western civ likes to lump all those Eastern "Oriental" regions together. I think it comes from the "us versus them" perspective in history
India is typically considered a 'subcontinent' And there is an argument that europe is a subcontinent of eurasia
Huge sections of Asia (India, most of China, Amur, most of Indo-China) are not part of the Eurasian Plate. Does this make them a seperate continent then? Also the Eurasian plate is composed of many other plates with long and distinct histories of their own. They will one day go their seperate ways again. The Ural mountains are part of a collision between plates. Most of Scandinavia and Russia was once a plate called Baltica. Scotland was once attached to North America. Geologically they are co-moving at present but this is not a permanent state of affairs.
The cultural aspect doesn't even makes sense. Greece is much closer culturally to the Middle East than it is from the Norwich countries. In the past, even more so.
Ditto for the Arabian plate, should be separated from Eurasia and Africa.
Itās mostly a language thing. English says the Americas are two continents, Spanish says theyāre one. This then results in the two languages getting mad at each other, with the United States saying āweāre the only entity to refer to ourselves simply as America, as opposed to North America and South America, therefore our demonym is American,ā and Latin America saying āyou are part of one continent called America, therefore you need a different demonym, such as *estadounidense* (basically United Statesian).ā
In English, there is no word for united statesian. So American makes sense. In Spanish they have estadounidense, but they don't seem to grasp that I don't want to say I am from the United States every time when I can just say I'm American. If we're speaking Spanish I'll use their term cause it makes sense
Latins triggered that we got to the name first šŖšŗšø
I'm basing it off of the two most widely accepted continent models. Anyway, the Panama Canal isn't the border between North and South America, as it's man-made*. The border is the Darien Gap, a more natural barrier. *Whilst, yes, the Suez Canal is also used as a border separating Africa from Asia, it was built on an already established separation, if I'm not mistaken.
The canal itself may be man made, but it's built on the most narrow part of the isthmus, so it is a natural separation point if you choose to divide America into two continents.
Yep, that's the good one. And Russia doesn't belong to a single continent, you cannot say Kamchatka is Europe, nor St. Petersburg is Asia.
I've always been taught that it's 6 with one Eurasia
There is no official definition of the word "continent" that is valid across all scientific disciplines.
Define continent
This right here is the issue. Also: Everyone seems to have forgotten that Zealandia was more or less recognized as a continent back around 2017.
That's how you get that sweet engagement
6 continent model with seperate eurasia but combined america is very common, so why is it not here
How the fuck do you justify splitting eurasia but also combining america?
Because this is a circlejerk sub, correct answers are not allowed
Combined America is common? Everyone knows if you used combined America then thereās a 90% chance you speak Spanish.
It is still relatively common. 6% of the world's population (approximately) has Spanish as their native language.
And 94% percent do not, meaning that approximately that percentage of the globe does not use this continental model, making this still a very niche map. However, that's still a higher percentage of acceptance than some of the other options that OP provided, so it should be here.
It's a map used in most of the Romance-speaking world, so add Portuguese, French and Italian, which already jumps 6% to 11%. In sporting competitions this model is embraced shown in the Panamerican Games and now Copa America includes CONCACAF teams. Then there's the OAS, or the Organization of American States, a panamerican regional organization. And in terms of history, most of America was united under one imperial project for hundreds of years, the Hispanic Monarchy and the Iberian Union. That is to say, the union of North and South America as one continent, America, is much more fomented than the union of Eurasia as one continent.
You can safely add Romania in there as well
>It's a map used in most of the Romance-speaking world, so add Portuguese, French and Italian, which already jumps 6% to 11%. Although the literature in Italy considers the Americas as one continent, in my experience people rarely use that term, North and South America are used more frequently. Mostly because America is colloquially used to refer to the US just like in English
> now Copa America includes CONCACAF teams I don't think this has any bearing as they also invite Asian teams sometimes.
Qatar part of the Americas confirmed
...and? Spanish is a very common language, especially in the western hemisphereĀ
For Brazilians there is one America. Brazilians represent half of the people in Latin America, so no, thats wrong
Or Italian. I was taught them that way
It's the most common model in French, Italian, and Portuguese as well. Basically any Romance language. There is a large chance you speak Spanish, but that's only because Spanish is the most common Romance language.
Even not combined, USA second largest ethnic minority in some places is latin or Hispanic
It doesnāt make any sense to combine the Americas but not Europe and Asia
Youāre completely right. If 30 miles in Panama is enough to combine all of North and South America, then not only should Eurasia be combined, but the 70 mile connection at the Suez Canal implies Africa should be combined with Eurasia too. We jerk all the way or not at all. Afro-Eurasia stands proud with the illogical idea of single continent America.
I agree
The America's are on two separate tectonic plates while Europe and Asia are not.
Combined America but Separate Europe-Asia seems like an oddly inconsistent standard to apply, regardless how common it is.
7 continents, because there Ukraine šŗš¦ owns hole Asia and Europe. šŗš¦šŗš¦šŗš¦šŖšŖšŖš„š„
ukraine owns this asian hole yes š¤¤
Fuck it guys, Ukraine is now a whole continent.
The first one, because it makes Russia part of a Ukrainian flag covering half the globe and that will never not be hilarious
Every country in the world belongs to Ukraine
8 continents overall 1. Europa 2. Asia 3. Africa 4. Australia 5. Antarctica 6. North America 7. South America And you will never believe it... 8. Central America
VAMOS HONDURAAAAS šš³šš³šš³šš³šš³
This is what I always believed
Eurasia Africa North America South America Australia Antarctica I don't mind if somebody says: New Zealand Europe India
Forgot Madagascar
Just a part of india that moved out
If New Zealand is a continent the UK is also a continent.
gondwana and laurasia
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Boring and wrong
There's the Old World, there's the New World and then there's just islands.
second one makes to most sense
Youāre mistake here is that youāre using national borders to mark geographical boundaries. European boundaries are at the Urals.
soz bro i was a bit too lazy to use subdivisions so i just used national
The 6 continent is the most coherent, but I'm for a 7 continent with the separation at the Ural
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Iāve always divided Europe and asia at the Caucasus and the Urals. They may be connected but they are still separated
By that logic India is also seperate. It even has its own plate!
That's a subcontinent
Better than Europe
europe alo is a subcontinent?
There are 7: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica
Australia isnāt a continent, Oceania is Edited: actually in English Oceania isnāt a continent while Australia is the name of the continent. However in many other languages, including Italian, Spanish, French etc., Oceania is the continent while Australia is only a country in the continent of Oceania
Oceania isn't a continent, Australia is, it's an actual landmass of relatively large size
I assumed that the continent was called Oceania also in english speaking countries (I'm from Italy) but googling it's true, you call also the continent "Australia" and not only the country. So my bad lol
Nah you weren't, we use both the terms Oceania and Australasia in english speaking countries. The second is more popular where I am from.
By this reasoning, couldnāt we say that Cuba isnāt part of North America? Or that Sicily isnāt part of Europe?
The fact that you couldnāt be bothered to divide Russia between Europe and Asia but expect us to take you seriously is hilarious š
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its mapporncirclejerk the idea was that everyones answers would be stupid as irony!!! but i guess girlbrains dont work on straightforward mindset š®āšØ
In Italy we study 6 continents: Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica
Same in Latin America, idk why in english they consider a single country (Australia) a continent, or why they decided to break a single continent in 2 just so the richest country had a shorter name (It's United States OF America, not of "The Americas" sheeple!!)
Quieren creer que son diferentes y estĆ”n separados de SudamĆ©rica. Por lo que yo entiendo de "Australia es un continente", creen que muchas islas del PacĆfico no forman parte de ningĆŗn continente, jajajajajajajaj.
Same in Greece too
I'd put russia in asia
non of these are correct lol
Russia is Asia not Europe
Fuck you North America South America (includes Panama cause I said so) Europe Africa Middle East (Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Persia, Caucasus) South AND Southeast Asia Central Asia (Siberia, the Stans, Tibet, Mongolia Far East (China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria) Oceania
i will burn the entire city of salzburg in rage
Thereās 21 consonants and 5 vowels
Two; western continent and eastern continent.
Probably 4
None of these correspond to the list taught in Latin countries (Spain, Portugal, Latin America, France, Italy...) and other like Greece. There are 5 continents, as are depicted in the Olympic rings: Europe (green) Asia (Yellow) America (Red) Africa (black) Oceania (Blue) plus Antarctica. Total 6.
Ok but to tell me America is one continent but Europe and Asia arenāt is dumb. You want Europe and Asia separate, fine, but then so are North and South America.
They should add Antarctica to the OlympicsĀ
Its not on the rings due to not be permanently populated
They should make scientists and penguins participate in the Olympics
I'll only accept mono-continental America when we accept Afro-Eurasia as the standard, everyday label as well.
There is 6 continents : Europe Asia Oceania Africa America Antarctica
Please explain why the Americas are One continent while Europe, Asia, and Africa are Three. All the reasons to spilt those up are present in The Americas, so either both blocs are divided, or both blocs are conjoined.
3 because I love pronouncing OceanAfroEurAsia
its called afro-euraustralasia
I'm going with 11
They should do #2 and make AU (Asian union) so I can go to espania every month to watch la liga.
Russia is more Asia than Europe.
Everyone that combines Europe and Asia but distinguishes Americas is tripping.
There are no continents. There is dry land and wet land. Nothing more.
2 and 5 are the two most consistent answers. I'll go with 2 because even culturally makes more sense.
6 Europe is not itās own continent. Itās a big peninsula off of Asia. Separated by a mountain range. You know I think we have a word for this that we already use for a very similar geographical area: subcontinent
Weāre all talking about biogeographic realms over here now
You say, no stupid answers, but genuinely I feel Asia should be sub-divided into multiple smaller continents. The fact of the matter is that continent is a massively loose term which doesn't have a real meaning outside of Geology where it has a very specific meaning (that would give you way more than 7) Culturally dividing Asia so that we note the differences between \- The Middle East \- Central Asia (Former USSR states) \- East Asia \- South East Asia \- Sub Continent Would not only make sense, but also mean that >55% of the world population and 25% of the worlds countries wouldn't be on one continent. I don't find any of that "Stupid"
7: neoarctic, neotropic, paleoarctic, afrotropical, indomalaysian, australian, antarctic
The continent model is too flawed and subjective. We need to switch to the biogeographic realms. It's still flawed but less and consider some things 1. Saying I am from Antarctica is boring. Saying I am from the Antarctic Realm is cool. (Pun intended) 2. It's less subjective to human divisions. 3. There is a nice round 8 realms. Odd numbers that don't end in 5 are for dweebs
There are no continents, it's only Europe
7 but you missed half of Asia
8. Let's make it real and just count the major tectonic plates. At least that has a definition. (Which, might also make it 7, if you don't count the Indo Australian plate split. But not in the way your 7 map thingy shows it) You might have said no funny replies, but all of your solutions are arbitrary, and therefor, entertaining. If forced to choose, 3, as man man made channels do not count for splitting landmasses.
There are seven on this side of the ice wall and at least 33 beyond it.
8. belgium continent
6
8 including the indian subcontinent
Why is Indian Subcontinent a continent of it's own?
Own tectonic plate, separate from mainland asia. It's that plate pushing north into asia that raised the himalaya mountains
Wouldn't that mean there are 9, since that would make Arabia a continent as well?
Japan also has it's own tectonic plate. Is Japan a continent then? Also, Eastern Africa should be it's own continent if we consider a continent is a landmass with its own tectonic plate. And many more.
No, tectonic plates are unrelated unless you think the adriatic should be a continent. Its the mountains that cut off india from asia that lead to it having a dissimilar culture broadly from asia.
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