In the 3 1/2 minute video below, CGP Gray explains the nonsense behind the word “continent.” It’s a cultural construct, with some geological rationale, but not enough to rationalize the seven that we recognize.
Also from CGP Gray: What the Bleep is the United Kingdom?! and The Economics of Royalty.
Lisa Wade is a professor of sociology at Occidental College and the co-author of Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
