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  • still very much disputed as I understand it. I don't see how it fits the traditional definition which is a major landmass. if you look at that article you'll see that most of the scientists claiming it should be counted are kiwis, there's a chance they could be biased. claiming that it would obviously be a landmass with mountains and stuff if we removed the ocean is stretching it a bit for me
  • cafcfan said:

    How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.

    It was only one and then they built the Panama Canal and cut it in half. :smile:
    BTW, if you are sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic on the Panama Canal, which direction are you travelling in?
    Up or down depending on lock.
  • How are North and South America two separate continents.

    That's bollocks.

    Texas is bigger than most countries of Europe
    There's 7 and Mexico is in North America.

  • This was how we were taught it back in the plus plus good days

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    Proud to be an AirstripOner.
  • MrOneLung said:

    This was how we were taught it back in the plus plus good days

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    Proud to be an AirstripOner.
    Me too
  • 7 .. North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Europe,
  • Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australasia = 5
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    Look it up yourself
    I'll bet you a tena you wont.
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  • Solidgone said:

    Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australasia = 5

    What about the one at the bottom of world?
  • Solidgone said:

    Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australasia = 5

    What about the one at the bottom of world?
    Is hell a continent?
  • But cus we voted brexit we ain't euerope nomore
  • What like Switzerland?
  • 6 is the correct answer I'm pretty sure?
    Eurasia,
    North America,
    South America,
    Africa,
    Antarctica,
    Australasia.

    Hencer the olympic 5 rings (obviously minus Antarctica).
  • The American continent includes North, central and South America.

    Australia is within the Asain continent.

    It's petty basic.

    Europe, America, Africa, Asia, Antartica

    Never known it to be anything else
  • 6 is the correct answer I'm pretty sure?
    Eurasia,
    North America,
    South America,
    Africa,
    Antarctica,
    Australasia.

    Hencer the olympic 5 rings (obviously minus Antarctica).

    I thought Eurasia were a synth pop band.
  • Dave2l said:

    The American continent includes North, central and South America.

    Australia is within the Asain continent.

    It's petty basic.

    Europe, America, Africa, Asia, Antartica

    Never known it to be anything else

    So, Australia, separated as it is by the Wallace line and with completely different flora, fauna and geology, is part of Asia, but Europe, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains and with effectively the same flora and fauna and geology, isn't?

    North and South America are separate continents. Try driving from one to the other - there is a gap in the south of Panama called the Darien Gap. There is a land bridge, but it is pretty impenetrable. There used to be with Asia and North America but not even Dave21 who equates Asia and Australia is arguing that they are one continent.

  • Miere has said that although we only think there is 7, there is in fact 16
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  • Will there be 8 after Brexit ?
  • Quite clearly Seven Continentals.

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  • Europe
    Asia
    Africa
    Australia
    North America
    South America
    Antarctica

    Central America, the Middle East, The Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent are all defined areas within a continent for me
  • This is an example of what seems to be a straightforward question resulting
    in x different answers. How does the education system deal with this kind of issue?
    As Pink Floyd said "we don't need no education..".
  • Miere has said that although we only think there is 7, there is in fact 16

    And she managed to interview them all in a 24 hour period
  • sam3110 said:

    Europe
    Asia
    Africa
    Australia
    North America
    South America
    Antarctica

    Central America, the Middle East, The Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent are all defined areas within a continent for me

    Agree with that - although when I was first taught the continents the 'Americas' was a single continent - so six in all.

    Australia was Australasia as well. But it was a long time ago when i was in primary school - I believe Cook had only just discovered it!!
  • Look it up yourself
    I'll bet you a tena you wont.
    https://www.incontinencesupermarket.co.uk/

    I phoned them up and asked if they did deliveries to my area. The woman on the phone asked, 'where are you ringing from"?
    'From the waist down', I told her.
  • Everybody is ignoring Atlantis.
  • edited May 2017
    seth plum said:

    Everybody is ignoring Atlantis.

    That's a city, isn't it?
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