Gautam Mukunda wrote:
>
> I asked my son how many continents there are. Continents being the ability
> to pee, or tectonic plates. Take yer pick.
>
> North America. South America. Asia. Australia. Antarctica. Maybe India.
>
> I count six, anybody want to chime in?
>
> Me:
> The traditional seven are:
> North America
> South America
> _Africa_
> Asia
> Europe
> Australia
> Antarctica
>
> Asia and Africa are usually combined nowadays. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
> and so on are usually referred to as "The Subcontinent."
I thout it was Asia and *Europe* that were combined.
Also, there are more plates than that. The only one I can think of
offhand is the Nazca plate, and I think all my geology books are already
packed. You can ask me again in 9 or 10 weeks, I'll be in a position to
be pulling out geology books at that point if they aren't already
unpacked. (Move is scheduled for about 8 weeks from now, 55 days to be
exact.)
Julia
