Also known as the New World, the Americas consists of the two continental landmasses, North and South America. It is considered by some to be a single continent and is taught as such in most Spanish speaking countries. The Americas are also regarded as one continent by the Association of National Olympic Committees. On their symbol of five rings each one represents a continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Whether it is one continent or two, the New World is home to 35 sovereign states and 23 foreign territories. The first Europeans to discover America were the Vikings... Show more Also known as the New World, the Americas consists of the two continental landmasses, North and South America. It is considered by some to be a single continent and is taught as such in most Spanish speaking countries. The Americas are also regarded as one continent by the Association of National Olympic Committees. On their symbol of five rings each one represents a continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Whether it is one continent or two, the New World is home to 35 sovereign states and 23 foreign territories. The first Europeans to discover America were the Vikings in the 10th century AD. When were the Americas discovered? The answer many people will give to that question is 1492, when (according to the rhyme) Cristopher Columbus 'sailed the ocean blue'. But they would be wrong. Columbus was not even the first European to visit the Americas. The Vikings had settlements there before 1000 AD, 500 years before Columbus 'discovered' the land. Did the Vikings discover America then? The answer is still... no! Some 4,500 years ago a wave of settlers entered the continent from Asia via Alaska. But even these were not the first. Between 40,000-17,000 years ago the first migrants entered from Siberia and their descendants colonised both North and South America. With the coming of Columbus and the consequent European invasion, the make-up of the Americas changed, and with the eventual break-up of the European empires, the countries we know today came into being. This quiz is about some of those countries, and their flags. The New World, or the Americas, is the longest north to south length of land in the world. It stretches from the frozen north of Canada to the southern cape of Chile, and is a staggering total of 8,700 miles (14,000 km). That's over 1/3 of the Earth's circumference! The two longest mountain ranges in the world can be found there; the Andes of South America and the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is also home to two of the world's longest rivers; the Amazon in the south and the Mississippi in the north. This vast and impressive piece of land contains many other wonders, such as the Grand Canyon and the Amazon Rainforest. Show less
Also known as the New World, the Americas consists of the two continental landmasses, North and South America. It is considered by some to be a single continent and is taught as such in most Spanish speaking countries.
The Americas are also regarded as one continent by the Association of National Olympic Committees. On their symbol of five rings each one represents a continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
Whether it is one continent or two, the New World is home to 35 sovereign states and 23 foreign territories.
The first Europeans to discover America were the Vikings in the 10th century AD.
When were the Americas discovered? The answer many people will give to that question is 1492, when (according to the rhyme) Cristopher Columbus 'sailed the ocean blue'. But they would be wrong. Columbus was not even the first European to visit the Americas. The Vikings had settlements there before 1000 AD, 500 years before Columbus 'discovered' the land.
Did the Vikings discover America then? The answer is still... no! Some 4,500 years ago a wave of settlers entered the continent from Asia via Alaska. But even these were not the first. Between 40,000-17,000 years ago the first migrants entered from Siberia and their descendants colonised both North and South America.
With the coming of Columbus and the consequent European invasion, the make-up of the Americas changed, and with the eventual break-up of the European empires, the countries we know today came into being. This quiz is about some of those countries, and their flags.
The New World, or the Americas, is the longest north to south length of land in the world. It stretches from the frozen north of Canada to the southern cape of Chile, and is a staggering total of 8,700 miles (14,000 km). That's over 1/3 of the Earth's circumference!
The two longest mountain ranges in the world can be found there; the Andes of South America and the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is also home to two of the world's longest rivers; the Amazon in the south and the Mississippi in the north.
This vast and impressive piece of land contains many other wonders, such as the Grand Canyon and the Amazon Rainforest.
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