The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoChance of Being Born in Each Continent in 2026media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down118
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minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·1 day agoOf course the europe-asia border is wrong, but the south america -north america border is wrong as well. It should be where Panama is. I see a lot of US Americans think that north America only has 3 countries. That’s false.
minus-squarenocturne@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 hours 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-up1·10 hours agoWhat was the reasoning back then for singling out central America?
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 hours agoTrump’s delusions about Greenland seem to be contagious to whoever color-coded this map.
Of course the europe-asia border is wrong, but the south america -north america border is wrong as well. It should be where Panama is.
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.
What was the reasoning back then for singling out central America?
Trump’s delusions about Greenland seem to be contagious to whoever color-coded this map.