Thread: How many continents are there on planet earth?

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I actually get the four continent thing....but this...wut?

Not everyone uses the same textbooks.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

Not everyone uses the same textbooks.

I could be wrong, but isn't Veracruz a coastal province in Mexico? Probably not even the highest place in the country.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I could be wrong, but isn't Veracruz a coastal province in Mexico? Probably not even the highest place in the country.

According to your traditional American education. Maybe they learn up is down and down is up. You never know. You can't be too quick to jump to conclusions, Mo.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I could be wrong, but isn't Veracruz a coastal province in Mexico? Probably not even the highest place in the country.

I Googled this morning. You're right. Veracruz is a state that borders the Gulf of Mexico. However it does have the highest peak in the country. 3rd highest in North America. It's a volcano. Orizaba. McKinley the highest followed by Mount Logan in Canada.

If he is using North and South America as one continent there's a few in South America that are over 22,000 feet in the Andes.

Originally Posted by underrated29

mckinley is 20,320ft

According to the Natives....it's Mount Denali. All I know, it's one damn big mountain and pretty awesome if you can see it on a clear day.

I had no idea this was a convention in controversy. If the definition of continent is nebulous, why bother with the term? If it means either 4 or 7, does it mean anything?

Conventionally, "continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."

There are probably some fatties on floating lounge chairs that qualify as continents. That could really mess up the math.

I was surprised to see that Slick started this garbage thread.

Goes to show that we're all human.

only 1. Pangea mother******s.

I heard there are 57 states. From a very prominent authority.

The only history book Obama read is the Islamic version

Better question.. how many oceans do you think there are?

Some say 4 (Arctic, Indian, Pacific, Atlantic) Some say 5 (Antarctic Ocean or Southern Ocean) then Some say just 1 (the World Ocean)

The AAG recognizes 7 continents but more specifically and probably more accurately they teach 11 "World Regions"

North America
Middle America (Central America)
South America
Europe
Russian Domain
MENA (Middle East North Africa)
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia and Oceania

Originally Posted by Buff

I was surprised to see that Slick started this garbage thread.

Goes to show that we're all human.

I appreciate the fact that you have high standards for me. I apologize for letting you down. I was due for an off day.

Originally Posted by Slick

I appreciate the fact that you have high standards for me. I apologize for letting you down. I was due for an off day.

Don't listen to The Dainty One Slick.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Don't listen to The Dainty One Slick.

War.