Map Men | Where is America? | A History Teacher Reacts

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  @MrTerry · 4 years ago · pinned

  Is it America?

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  @susanapuente4510 · 4 months ago

  I am from ARGENTINA, a country which is in SOUTH AMERICA, so... I am Argentinian and American because I live in the American continent, because the continent is huge and Uruguayan, Brazilian, Venezuelan, etc. etc. are American too. That's all and everybody should understand it very well.

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• PO

  @pomamoba · 4 years ago

  If you are going for historical spin, the longitude problem, how triangles shrinked France, the map that saved most lives and British county names are the most historical of them. Also, who owns Antarctica. I’d recommend the longitude first, but that’s up to patrons.

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• CH

  @chrissymoss514 · 4 years ago

  As an English person, I can honestly say I've never said "crayn", I've always pronounced crayon as "cray -  on".

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  @Eros_K_C_Pereira · 1 year ago

  It&apos;s funny that the United States paid so much for this map, considering that North America practically doesn&apos;t exist on it, besides the fact that the word &quot;America&quot; was written in South America. <br> <br>In fact, Waldseemüller&apos;s map only proves that South America was called America first.

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• PO

  @pomamoba · 4 years ago

  YESSSS, more map men please, they are toooo good!

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• GR

  @grapeman63 · 4 years ago (edited)

  To answer your questions:<br>1. Everyone who is not based in the USA call them Cray-ons ( two syllables!).<br>2. American mustard is so-called because it is very different from both French and English mustards. French mustards are usually not yellow and contain seeds whereas English mustards are much stronger and pungent. American mustard is so mild that it is little more than a yellow ketchup.

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  @pleasegoawaydude · 4 years ago

  &quot;Nobody knows about Amerigo Vespucci&quot; I&apos;m from Tennessee, and I&apos;ve known about Amerigo Vespucci since I was six years old.

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• TH

  @thenarstar · 4 years ago

  For the sake of Terry and anyone else, here are a couple of the British references here at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi2ZQOGpWUY&amp;t=1012">16:52</a>:<br><br> &quot;Woking&quot; is a large town to the South West of London. Technically in the county of Surrey it&apos;s about 20 mins away by train to central London so it&apos;s very much Commuter town. &nbsp;H.G Wells&apos;s &quot;War of the Worlds&quot; is set in that general area.<br><br>&quot;Bradley Walsh&quot; a celebrity with a long career and many appearances on TV including the UK version of Law and Order!

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• TO

  @tombreon · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m in California and never heard &quot;crayon&quot; pronounced as &quot;cran.&quot; We&apos;ve always said &quot;cray-on.&quot;

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• JA

  @Jan_Koopman · 4 years ago

  &quot;Apalachia? No, that&apos;s a specific region!&quot; he says to defend using a nonspecific name for a specific region...

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• AL

  @aldocuneo1140 · 4 years ago

  America is from Alaska to Patagonia

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