América is one continent subdivided into North, Central and South. That’s our geography in Latinoamérica.
PirateSanta_1 on
If America is one continent then so are Europe, Asia and Africa.
HarryLewisPot on
Wouldn’t Quebec be Latin America?
runehawk12 on
No?
The “one america” is more of a spanish thing, here in Brazil we learn that they are two continents (north and south america). Central america is the only subcontinent.
Also we don’t really make specific exclusions in latin america (ie. Suriname and Jamaica), when we say Latin America we usually just mean everything besides the US and Canada.
nwbrown on
Should have Quebec separated as French America, and Greenland as Danish America.
my_best_version_ever on
Latin America is propaganda , it doesn’t exist . I don’t share anything with Haití
Kralqeikozkaptan on
Americas = North and South America
America = USA
blunts-and-kittens on
Edit: this is how we are taught in the US, that doesn’t mean other systems aren’t valid.
There are 7 continents – North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica.
“America” is two continents, North and South. Central America is a subcontinent of North America.
Purple_Topic_1459 on
I guess Europeans used to just see America as single continent, and until a certain time North/South America started to be considered two continents in certain countries?
skip6235 on
*sigh*
First off, I can hear the Quebecois screaming from all the way in Vancouver that you put them in “Anglo-America”
The official English demonym for someone from the United States is “American”. If you say American to any native English speaker, even in the UK or Australia, they will interpret that as “someone from the U.S.”
In Spanish and Portuguese, the Demonym more directly translates to “United Statesian”. So to them, “American” means “Someone from the Americas”
But try to go up to the Average Canadian and convince them that they are an “American” and tell me how that goes.
Zerot7 on
The fact that Dutch America is pink instead of orange is cursed.
NovaNightDrama on
Quebec is also part of latin america
MadrugoticX on
Iberic America
pablete_ on
Ibero America is also a term to cover Spanish+Portuguese speaking
TheSadPhilosopher on
Only crybaby Spaniards and Hispanists say Hispanoamerica
critical-insight on
Horrible colour choices
– France should be blue
– Spain yellow
– Portugal green
– Netherlands orange
Red for the Anglos is ok
Leather-Air5496 on
I would like to be angry and stuff at this.. But Yeah. Pretty much does what it says on the tin.
RequirementNo4895 on
When I was a kid we were taught that Mexico was part of Central & the Caribbean was its own thing. This one of those there are 8, not 9 planets anymore types of things?
Fabi0781 on
It’s true
KnockdownCone on
I have been getting screamed at by some very opinionated South Americans about how I’m a stupid fucking American for even suggesting that north and South America are the standard that is recognized by most of the world. Apparently my schools are idiots and I’m the absolute worst for suggesting it. When I mention I’m Canadian I’m told it’s the same thing so now I’m just going to start picking random South American countries and assigning them to anyone from down south when they make me mad since I guess generalizing is okay now
Busy_Garbage_4778 on
Same for italians up to 10-15 years ago.
TV and cinema is cementin “americani” as an exclusive term for people from the US, but the correct word in italian is “statunitensi”
MakingItUpAsWeGoOk on
The red and green lines should bleed into parts of Maine and Louisiana.
ChuzCuenca on
Wikipedia say Mexico is part of both north America and Central America
toxicvegeta08 on
Good maps brazil
Fendrihl on
Se siguen peleando por algo que no vale la pena, en latam a la mayoría nos enseñaron que America es un solo continente y en EE.UU. y otros países que son dos, si quisiéramos ser más exactos con lo que debería ser considerado un continente acabaríamos en una discusión que solo serviría para perder el tiempo.
You keep fighting over something that’s not worth it. In Latin America, most of us were taught that America is one continent, while in the US and other countries, they’re taught that it’s two. If we wanted to be more precise about what should be considered a continent, we’d end up in a discussion that would only serve to waste time.
justseeingpendejadas on
The Anglos will always be wrong about this. The Spanish and Portuguese and later every European referred to the whole hemisphere as “America” in honor of who realized it was a continent. For most of history that’s how it was.
If you traveled to the 1600s to 1800s and said “Americanos/Americans” they would think you’re talking about the Amerindians or the Euro settlers as a whole.
It was the United States that by around the early 1900s started to refer itself as America and it has stuck ever since. So technically the Latin Americans are right about calling America a continent
GustavoistSoldier on
Estamos certos
colecistite on
Why is it US of America and not US of Americas or US of North America?
Dull-Nectarine380 on
Suriname be like 👀👀👀
iam_gingervitus on
It’s amazing how we define continents, and how it’s influenced by our societal, historical, and educational differences. It really is a fascinating sociological study.
LupusDeusMagnus on
I’d argue Puerto Rico is Anglo-Saxon, because although it’s culturally Caribbean, it’s geopolitically American, same with Quebec. Can’t use different measurements.
tru3no on
The Caribbean is not Centro America..
n7ripper on
apparently they don’t teach plate tectonics everywhere? South America begins at the border of Panama and that’s where North America ends. in Pangea North and South America were completely separate so they are seen as two distinct continents now. apparently it depends on where you grew up though, some teach anywhere from 4-8 different continents. the standard in the US, Canada, UK etc is 7
tecate_papi on
It’s not just Brazilians. It’s all of Latin America that views the entire hemisphere as America or the Americas. And they’re correct. Since about 1507, the Western Hemisphere has been called America. And why the country is named The *United States* of America.
Comfortable_Reach248 on
That is wrong. South and North America are different continents. Not subcontinents. The guy who made the map skipped geography classes in elementary school.
bobert4343 on
French Guiana and Quebec might take issue with the “anglo-american” label
Bjorn069 on
As far i know there are only north and South America continents
Then_Supermarket18 on
So American Football is the real Football
Matman161 on
North America starts at Panama’s southern border. Central America is a sub region of North America.
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One continent, as Amerigo Vespucci intended.
Im french and do approve this
Same for us in Spanish speaking America
América is one continent subdivided into North, Central and South. That’s our geography in Latinoamérica.
If America is one continent then so are Europe, Asia and Africa.
Wouldn’t Quebec be Latin America?
No?
The “one america” is more of a spanish thing, here in Brazil we learn that they are two continents (north and south america). Central america is the only subcontinent.
Also we don’t really make specific exclusions in latin america (ie. Suriname and Jamaica), when we say Latin America we usually just mean everything besides the US and Canada.
Should have Quebec separated as French America, and Greenland as Danish America.
Latin America is propaganda , it doesn’t exist . I don’t share anything with Haití
Americas = North and South America
America = USA
Edit: this is how we are taught in the US, that doesn’t mean other systems aren’t valid.
There are 7 continents – North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica.
“America” is two continents, North and South. Central America is a subcontinent of North America.
I guess Europeans used to just see America as single continent, and until a certain time North/South America started to be considered two continents in certain countries?
*sigh*
First off, I can hear the Quebecois screaming from all the way in Vancouver that you put them in “Anglo-America”
The official English demonym for someone from the United States is “American”. If you say American to any native English speaker, even in the UK or Australia, they will interpret that as “someone from the U.S.”
In Spanish and Portuguese, the Demonym more directly translates to “United Statesian”. So to them, “American” means “Someone from the Americas”
But try to go up to the Average Canadian and convince them that they are an “American” and tell me how that goes.
The fact that Dutch America is pink instead of orange is cursed.
Quebec is also part of latin america
Iberic America
Ibero America is also a term to cover Spanish+Portuguese speaking
Only crybaby Spaniards and Hispanists say Hispanoamerica
Horrible colour choices
– France should be blue
– Spain yellow
– Portugal green
– Netherlands orange
Red for the Anglos is ok
I would like to be angry and stuff at this.. But Yeah. Pretty much does what it says on the tin.
When I was a kid we were taught that Mexico was part of Central & the Caribbean was its own thing. This one of those there are 8, not 9 planets anymore types of things?
It’s true
I have been getting screamed at by some very opinionated South Americans about how I’m a stupid fucking American for even suggesting that north and South America are the standard that is recognized by most of the world. Apparently my schools are idiots and I’m the absolute worst for suggesting it. When I mention I’m Canadian I’m told it’s the same thing so now I’m just going to start picking random South American countries and assigning them to anyone from down south when they make me mad since I guess generalizing is okay now
Same for italians up to 10-15 years ago.
TV and cinema is cementin “americani” as an exclusive term for people from the US, but the correct word in italian is “statunitensi”
The red and green lines should bleed into parts of Maine and Louisiana.
Wikipedia say Mexico is part of both north America and Central America
Good maps brazil
Se siguen peleando por algo que no vale la pena, en latam a la mayoría nos enseñaron que America es un solo continente y en EE.UU. y otros países que son dos, si quisiéramos ser más exactos con lo que debería ser considerado un continente acabaríamos en una discusión que solo serviría para perder el tiempo.
You keep fighting over something that’s not worth it. In Latin America, most of us were taught that America is one continent, while in the US and other countries, they’re taught that it’s two. If we wanted to be more precise about what should be considered a continent, we’d end up in a discussion that would only serve to waste time.
The Anglos will always be wrong about this. The Spanish and Portuguese and later every European referred to the whole hemisphere as “America” in honor of who realized it was a continent. For most of history that’s how it was.
If you traveled to the 1600s to 1800s and said “Americanos/Americans” they would think you’re talking about the Amerindians or the Euro settlers as a whole.
It was the United States that by around the early 1900s started to refer itself as America and it has stuck ever since. So technically the Latin Americans are right about calling America a continent
Estamos certos
Why is it US of America and not US of Americas or US of North America?
Suriname be like 👀👀👀
It’s amazing how we define continents, and how it’s influenced by our societal, historical, and educational differences. It really is a fascinating sociological study.
I’d argue Puerto Rico is Anglo-Saxon, because although it’s culturally Caribbean, it’s geopolitically American, same with Quebec. Can’t use different measurements.
The Caribbean is not Centro America..
apparently they don’t teach plate tectonics everywhere? South America begins at the border of Panama and that’s where North America ends. in Pangea North and South America were completely separate so they are seen as two distinct continents now. apparently it depends on where you grew up though, some teach anywhere from 4-8 different continents. the standard in the US, Canada, UK etc is 7
It’s not just Brazilians. It’s all of Latin America that views the entire hemisphere as America or the Americas. And they’re correct. Since about 1507, the Western Hemisphere has been called America. And why the country is named The *United States* of America.
That is wrong. South and North America are different continents. Not subcontinents. The guy who made the map skipped geography classes in elementary school.
French Guiana and Quebec might take issue with the “anglo-american” label
As far i know there are only north and South America continents
So American Football is the real Football
North America starts at Panama’s southern border. Central America is a sub region of North America.