The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days agoChance of Being Born in Each Continent in 2026imagemessage-square101linkfedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down118
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minus-squarenocturne@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 days ago I see a lot of US Americans think that north America only has 3 countries. That’s false. Three countries is what I was taught in school in the 80s and 90s. And that the Americas are 3 continents; North, Central, and South America.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWhat was the reasoning back then for singling out central America?
Three countries is what I was taught in school in the 80s and 90s. And that the Americas are 3 continents; North, Central, and South America.
What was the reasoning back then for singling out central America?