Remember y’all… CONTINENTS & COUNTRIES are two different things.. do not confuse the 2 when reading this statement - ThreadSky

lizzobeeating.bsky.social • 100 days ago

Remember y’all… CONTINENTS & COUNTRIES are two different things.. do not confuse the 2 when reading this statement

Reposted from lizzo

My hot take is that Europe shouldn’t be considered a continent. It’s technically west Asia

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kennethturner.bsky.social•99 days ago

Yup Eurasia!

carldownunder.bsky.social•100 days ago

Let’s start with planet and leave it at that?

donkeysdad.bsky.social•100 days ago

Europe is considered as a peninsula of the Eurasian landmass. It's considered to be a separate continent due to its location on the periphery of Eurasia, size, geology and history.

joedwhitetalks.bsky.social•100 days ago

Traditionally, Europe and Asia have been divided as separate continents ever since the Ancient Greek geographers have developed their own geographies and regions.

fluffyhappyclouds.bsky.social•99 days ago

Lizzo should not be the one out here teaching y’all geography

agirlnamekelsey.bsky.social•100 days ago

Girl, you had to remind me of that one joke on whose line.

jennifersmith100.bsky.social•100 days ago

Truth. I'm a social studies teacher-do you know how many times I have to say that in a week???

hashbrownshelfie.bsky.social•100 days ago

The continental boundaries are supposed to be defined along tectonic plate boundaries (causing the Ural Mountains). It's why they call India a subcontinent because of the plate interaction that formed the Himalayas.
*Citation needed

chicsheri.bsky.social•100 days ago

I'd seen something about this and the commentator said it was "drawn" like this bc of racism and such.

canadiangreg.bsky.social•99 days ago

Australia enters the chat.

graylady24.bsky.social•100 days ago

Except Australia 🦘

elizabethanstuff.bsky.social•100 days ago

🤦🏻‍♀️

xx-vincent-xx.bsky.social•100 days ago

Asia is East Europe.

biggyshott.bsky.social•100 days ago

Maybe Asia is eastern Europe?

pootietange69.bsky.social•100 days ago

yt supremacy dictates maps...modern maps still make north America bigger than Africa.

farmerdw.bsky.social•100 days ago

Plate tectonics folks. Look it up.

antiquequaalude.bsky.social•100 days ago

Geologists sometimes refer to it as Eurasia, but overall it's all not really important what you call it.

There's also geographical differences there that make the distinction more real: