What continent are you on?

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Just wondering. Eurasia and Middle East are not options.

I live om North America if your wondering. Also, I know the definition of continent, it's not very reliable.

 

[gorillabull]

yes.

 

[Adiktuz]

I thought there were 7 continents?

 

[saphiree]

Fuck the south pole!

 

[gorillabull]

so fuck penguins?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

We've had this thread many times before over the years. Always Europe has won but it seems the community is more and more from Asia these days.

 

[Chen]

I thought there were 7 continents?

How can people vote or reply if they are in Antartica?

 

[Heinvers]

Including Antarctica there are seven continents.
@Aeroblyctos, Especially from South-East Asia

 

[Celaquil]

Why isn't Oceania a choice?

 

[Heinvers]

That's in the Pacific, besides it's taken together with Australia as one continent. That's why it's not a choice Keiji.

 

[Celaquil]

Only the continent isn't named "Australia" now, is it? >.>

That'd be like calling North America USA, if I was Oceanian, I'd be offended.
- Unless I was Wazzz.

 

[Heinvers]

hehe. You know how to sting)
Yes the continent is Australia, but unofficially the region is know as Sahul. Wazz offended?

 

[Celaquil]

Yes the continent is Australia

No, the land is Australia, the continent is Oceania.

 

[Heinvers]

No, the land is Australia,

Yes. Twisted in my own words)
Again, why would Wazz be offended? I know we get off-topic here a bit

 

[Lambdadelta]

There are other Australians on this site? :O

 

[Dawn]

We've had this thread many times before over the years. Always Europe has won but it seems the community is more and more from Asia these days.

Looks like Europe still wins.

 

[UgoUgo]

No, the land is Australia, the continent is Oceania.

Forgive my ignorance, but I made a quick google search about it and this is what I found.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110606120631AAuAkUl

 

[Heinvers]

Yes indeed UgoUgo. We refer to Oceania when we include Australia, New Zeeland and those pacific islands.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Looks like Europe still wins.

It seems so. Asia was first in the lead but not anymore.

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

I didn't put Oceania because I put island and Australia is the mainland in Oceania. Also, who the hell is on Hiveworkshop in Antarctica?

 

[Heinvers]

@StoPCampinGn00b, psss, the martians *coughs*
No one ofc.

 

[SA Dashie]

There are other Australians on this site? :O

Hi!

 

[Tank-Commander]

Well that's a bit misleading, I mean, Great Britain is part of Europe, but it's also an Island. So, which would one put in that scenario, are we prioritising the continents, or the Islands?

Additional clarficiation would also help if we're talking tectonics, stictly land bridges, etc. etc.

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Like I said. The way people define continent is very complicated. Some say it's a large land mass surrounded by water on all sides. But that would make the 4 continents: Antarctica, Australia, America, and Euroasia-Africa. It can't be a major cultural differences, because there would be lots of crosses between continents.

You do have a point Tank-Commander.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

I didn't put Oceania because I put island and Australia is the mainland in Oceania. Also, who the hell is on Hiveworkshop in Antarctica?

Some trolls of course.

 

[Nuclear]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)

 

[Celaquil]

Hm, curious.

Seems I was mistaken. I'm relatively certain, though, that during my days of school
we were thought that the continent was named "Oceania" and not "Australia."
- Might be some weird Norwegian thing.

It kind of doesn't make sense, though, regardless.

 

[Rui]

Always learned it as Oceania too ever since 1st grade.

Isn't this thread kind of redundant with a few ones we've had over the year plus "Where are you from?"?

 

[Solu9]

This thread has become a worrisome indication on the general level of knowledge about geography.

 

[Rui]

That was what I always got taught at school. I'm certainly not to blame.

 

[Statharas]

Yurop

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

This thread has become a worrisome indication on the general level of knowledge about geography.

I wouldn't say that. People are taught different things and look at things in different ways.

Offtopic: I study geography and history on my freetime almost every night. I guess I just LOVE real maps as much as I love WC3 maps. I even made a whole fantasy planet called Arem with borders, landmarks, cities and even lore. I don't have history in my Freshmen year, and my school doesn't offer geography classes.

 

[Solu9]

I wouldn't say that. People are taught different things and look at things in different ways.

Offtopic: I study geography and history on my freetime almost every night. I guess I just LOVE real maps as much as I love WC3 maps. I even made a whole fantasy planet called Arem with borders, landmarks, cities and even lore. I don't have history in my Freshmen year, and my school doesn't offer geography classes.

You might be right. But then they are apparently taught wrong, which is disturbing as well.

And I don't understand. In my school we were taught how many continents there are (and of course what they are called) at 3rd grade latest.
Actually now that I think of it my mother even taught me this at some point.

I have always thought that the number of continents and their names was common knowledge.
That bubble burst however one day riding the bus at age 15-16 were I got to talk to a woman with her young boy.
Somehow the conversation landed on Africa which she was a firm believer was one (1) country.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Hm, curious.

Seems I was mistaken. I'm relatively certain, though, that during my days of school
we were thought that the continent was named "Oceania" and not "Australia."
- Might be some weird Norwegian thing.

It kind of doesn't make sense, though, regardless.

It likely depends on the region you're taught. NA is often taught that Australia is a continent (although the "continental Australia" includes some neighboring islands. It covers more land than just mainland Australia). In some areas though, Oceania is considered a continent.

But it is a weird issue of semantics. There are conventionally 7 continents, but just in the "conventional" definition. Scientifically, there are more--and they are separated based on the extents of continental shelves. For example, scientifically, New Zealand is actually part of Zealandia because it is part of a different shelf, but conventionally it is grouped together as part of the Australian continent (because science impedes conventions, and no one likes that).

So yeah, all in all it doesn't make sense. [rainbow]*the more you know*[/rainbow]

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

But, we are not defining it by tectonic plates now, are we? That would make Philippines, India, and Saudi Arabia a continent. And wazzam, Eurasia would exist again.

 

[gorillabull]

is mayonnaise a continent ?

 

[Celaquil]

It likely depends on the region you're taught. NA is often taught that Australia is a continent (although the "continental Australia" includes some neighboring islands. It covers more land than just mainland Australia). In some areas though, Oceania is considered a continent.

You're actually right, when I look up the Norwegian part of Wikipedia, it states that "Oceania is the smallest
of the seven continents" - So there's that, I wasn't wrong, I was just referring to a "different teaching". Yay

And what I meant about it not making sense, is the naming of a continent after one country,
when the continent presumably includes more than that on country. It'd be like naming North
America USA, or Asia for China.

 

[knight26]

I've voted for the first time, and to be honest I was shocked to realize that the majority of the community is from Europe and not North America.
I had always thought NA would lead in members here :O
The more you learn.
I'm from Europe as well fellow Europeans ^_^

 

[BandolXD]

Asia :3 ! Philippines ~