Continents are politically divided as well as geographically divided.
Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean, and is therefore not physically a part of any continent. However, the country is politically a part of North America.
Islands are separate landmasses surrounded by water, and they can be part of a continent or located in oceans and seas. Some islands are considered part of continents, while others are not. For example, Japan and the British Isles are considered part of the continent of Asia and Europe respectively.
Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean and is not a part of any continent physically, but it is a part of Oceania & Australia and politically a part of North America; Hawaii is occupied by the United States of America.
physically challenged
Physically or politically
Europe and Asia are not geographically continents, only politically. Europe and Asia are physically attached to each other and form the larger continent of Eurasia, which geographically is a continent and not politically one. Which means Eurasia has continental drift since it is a continent, while Europe and Asia are not (geographically speaking).
Hawaii is an American state, politically a part of North America. However, it is physically located in Australia & Oceania.
Romania is divided in județe (counties).
West Virginia
South America is not divided by any continent. It is a continent itself.
There are 10 states (countries) physically on the North American continent. There is 1 state (country) physically connected to North America: Colombia.