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Amerigo Vespucci was one of the earliest explorers who knew that the land he explored was new land, and not a part of Asia. His journeys were published and became well known, leading an early map-maker to name the large landmass America after him. This new, large landmass had 2 parts, which were named north and south for convenience.
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∙ 12y agoNorth and South America are the political continents of America (a geographical continent, which is just North and South America together). The name America is derived from the Italian explorer of Amerigo Vespucci.
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∙ 12y agoIt was named America first, then Brazil and the places to the south were founded. They were then called North America and South America, for one is North and one is South.
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What 4 states in America have north and south in the names?
North/South Dakota North/South Carolina
What are the names of the two countries that separate north and south America?
Panama separates the North from the South
The names of the 7 continents?
The seven continents are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. North and South America are connected to each other.
What are the names of the continents bordering each of the four oceans?
Pacific Asia, North America, South America, OceaniaAtlantic North America, South America, Europe, AfricaIndian Africa, Oceania, AsiaAntarctic North America, Europe, AsiaArctic South America, Africa, OceaniaI added in the fifth.
What are the names of the contnets?
Australia, Africa, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, Asia
What are the names of the continnets?
Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe North America South America
How many continents are completely in the western hemisphere what are their names?
Two: North America and South America.
What is south of North America?
South of North America is South America.
What are the names of the continents of earth?
The continents of the world are North & South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica.
What are the names of continent?
there are the 7 continents south America ,North America ,Australia, Asia ,Europe Antarctica ,Africa
Is US of America in the south or the north of America?
South America
What is the names of all the continents?
North America South America Europe Africa Asia Indonesia Australia (Sahul, Australinea or Meganesia)
