America 1 or 2 continents?
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America 1 or 2 continents?
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In the US and Canada, it's taught as being two separate continents. In Europe, it's taught as being one continent. In other parts of the world, Europe and Asia aren't considered separate continents.
Saying prehistory of America to mean what you want is totally fine, though if you wanna make sure there's no confusion, you might say prehistory of the Americas.
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Here in pakistan we were taught america as one continent.DustinPBrown wrote:It entirely depends on where you live and what you were taught.
In the US and Canada, it's taught as being two separate continents. In Europe, it's taught as being one continent. In other parts of the world, Europe and Asia aren't considered separate continents.
Saying prehistory of America to mean what you want is totally fine, though if you wanna make sure there's no confusion, you might say prehistory of the Americas.
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Sounds like it depends on your audience.
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North America includes Canada, mainland USA and Central America.
However, when I say or hear America (or American), I mean (and presume) the USA. I always thought that was a given. Now, I'm not so sure.
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