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Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

From:Andrew D Chaney <adchaney@...>
Date:Saturday, March 24, 2001, 1:08
> > In elementary school I was taught that there are five continents: Europe, > Africa, Asia, America and Australia... > > -------ferko > Ferenc Gy. Valoczy >
How do you get America(s) as one continent when N. & S. America are connected by only a tiny little isthmus. And get Europe and Asia which are not separated at all geographically as two continents? Everyone's education is tainted by politics. Especially geography and history. Andy adchaney@louisiana.edu http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~adc7593/ Andy adchaney@louisiana.edu http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~adc7593/