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I don't want to sound hissy here, but....
What is Central America if it's North America? And then, everything else referred to were islands. Maybe because when I went to school there were
still inkwells in the desks, but I'm sticking to my guns!!
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In may cases, Mexico is classified as in "Central America". While I never thought it should have been, neverless that's where you sometimes find it.
[Edited on 10-17-2009 by bajalou]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
We tend to forget about Central America, Greenland, the Carribean, etc.  |
I don't think the Carribean is a continent and as far as Greenland goes, read on:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/greenland/geography/continent.htm...
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What happened? We now have 8 continents?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
What happened? We now have 8 continents? |
Global Warming is going to completly cover three or four of them so, it's hard to say .
Are we counting Atlantis?
MAN....Talk about a thread morphing. This one is a real shape-shifter.
[Edited on 10-17-2009 by DENNIS]
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Pick your maps! On this one I might have to throw a bone to those Americans in Greenland.
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imagee.htm
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I don't want to sound hissy here, but....
What is Central America if it's North America? And then, everything else referred to were islands. Maybe because when I went to school there were
still inkwells in the desks, but I'm sticking to my guns!!
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Unless someone has changed it, the Carribean and Central America are considered as regions in the North American Continent----even Wikipedia still has
it listed that way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America
It is not only how I learned it, it is how I taught it to my high school students. I suppose sometime someone will change it, or try to do so---like
the questioning now of Greenland,
There is a big difference between what has been considered continents and regions. Central America is also at times called Middle America, a
regional name---but I have never seen it listed as a separate continent---
Commonly accepted, there are seven continents in the world, and all the regions and islands are included as a part of one of those continents.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
What happened? We now have 8 continents? |
Sounds like we are going for 9 or 10???
OK, this thread morphed big time, but it is certainly better than looking for more ways to bash Mexico-----but she will think of something else ----
soon
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And part of South America is in the Northern Hemisphere. Go figure!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
You either need to learn spanish or just avoid the translating all together. |
You know what, Fernando? I just summarized a newsstory printed by one of YOUR Mexican newspapers. This guy Vicente Troy Hunt could be a start raving
lunatic for all I know. That does not change the facts on the ground: a black man, an American citizen, was dragged out of the office by two placas.
Why don't you accept the realities instead of trying to create your own reality?
You are like a coiled snake, waiting to strike out at anybody you perceive has a negative attitude for YOUR Mexico. You act like a small-minded
troglodyte, lashing out and calling names and insulting posters. And another thing Fernando. I watched your videos a few weeks ago. About 5% to 10% of
the words in your translations are misspelled. But I didn't think it necessary to say anything because I recognized that you speak English as a
second language, just as I speak Spanish as a second language.
..and as for asking me to stop translating, take a look at the quote of yours at the top of this post. Do you see anything wrong? I'll bet you don't.
In English, "Spanish" is always capitalized, in Spanish the names of languages are not. How come I know that and you don't?
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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Does this mean that Vicente Troy Hunt may be from Greenland?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
Since the name United States of America doesn´t specify wich united states they are within America, they are commonly refered to as Estados Unidos de
Norte America, thus the correct term for a US citizen is norteamericano and nothing else. |
Sorry Fernando, you are speaking from the way you learned the term on the streets of Tijuana. Throughout Mexico, "norteamericano" means a US citizen
or a Canadian. If you want to be specific and describe an American, the proper Spanish term is "estadounidense."
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
And part of South America is in the Northern Hemisphere. Go figure! |
I think that a part of the confusion comes from the idea that what VERY LITTLE geography that is taught in the US is often taught by regions and so
regions get confused with accepted continents. The idea of 7 continents is an accepted Western Idea.
There are parts of the world where it is taught that there are only 5 or 6 continents for a variety of political reasons.
All maps are political---just the way they are oriented. I always had a map similar to this hanging in my classroom.
Most people, including teachers and administrators, would comment about the map thinking it was upside down. No, it is just a different orientation
and many maps in the Southern Hemisphere are printed this way.
The concept of north being up is a Western Idea. It is like when one travels up the Nile River, they are traveling south.
The political agenda behind maps is always interesting.
OK, tis a hijack----back to bashing Mexico.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Unless someone has changed it, the Carribean and Central America are considered as regions in the North American Continent----even Wikipedia still has
it listed that way.
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Sorry Diana...I misread. You are, of course, right.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by arrowhead
You know what, Fernando? I just summarized a newsstory printed by one of YOUR Mexican newspapers. |
He's Yankee Doodle US as well.
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And the San Joaquin River flows North, as well.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Unless someone has changed it, the Carribean and Central America are considered as regions in the North American Continent----even Wikipedia still has
it listed that way.
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Sorry Diana...I misread. You are, of course, right. |
Opps, sounds like I may have offended someone---sorry if I did, it was not meant that way----I think the smiley face sent the wrong
message----definitely my fault. The laughing face was meant as a slam toward me using Wikipedia as a source---we all know how accurate it is. But it
did not read that way.
What is in the mind and what ends up on paper is not always the same.
And besides, as I said above, there are parts of the world where they teach that there are only 5 or 6 continents.
It is all bound to change as world politics change---
Diane
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
And the San Joaquin River flows North, as well. |
Is that up or down??
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
It is all bound to change as world politics change---
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International gerrymandering. Scarey concept.
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