• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Depends on which third grade. Some countries learn about America as one continent in e.g. a six-continent model. Which I think is silly given the obvious first continental divide to go would be the Eurasian one that only exists for historical reasons.

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      1 hour ago

      This is the correct model. America developed very similarly, unlike parts of Eurasia which is why Europe and Asia are definitely culturally distinct, but America isn‘t. At least not for a lot of us.

      Sorry „north“ Americans, but you‘re not that different from Argentinians to us.

    • MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
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      18 hours ago

      Which I think is silly given the obvious first continental divide to go would be the Eurasian one that only exists for historical reasons.

      America makes sense for historical reasons as well. After all it is a massive settlers colony of different European nations. The Spanish influence very much connects both continents, if you want to do that.