Name History of the Americas: Was an Italian Amerigo Vespucci-born merchant andexplorer Who Took part in early voyages to the New World on Behalf of Spain aroundthe late 15th century. By That Time, the Vikings HAD ESTABLISHED settlements inpresent-day North America as early as AD 1.000 Christopher Columbus and HADAlready "discovered" several Central American and Caribbean islands, yet it'sVespucci's Name That prevail. Early accounts of Vespucci's voyages, now Believed toHave Been forgeries, spread Quickly HAD THROUGHOUT Europe. In 1507, usinghistorical These letters as guide, a German cartographer created a new map, namingthe Territory now Known as South America in Vespucci's honor. For the first time, theword "America" was in print.
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Political division North America: North America, third largest continent in the world, includes (23) countries and dozens of possessions and territories. It contains allCaribbean and Central America, Canada, Mexico, United States of America, andGreenland - the world's largest island.
Placed in the northern and western world, is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, east to the Atlantic Ocean, southeast by the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and west by the Pacific Ocean.
Anglo-America Economy: Free market economy with a flexible labour force and low levels of governmental interference in the economy. Is often seen as opposed to the European model of greater governmental regulation and social standards for workers, including protection against being sacked without compensation
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Political division North America: North America, third largest continent in the world, includes (23) countries and dozens of possessions and territories. It contains allCaribbean and Central America, Canada, Mexico, United States of America, andGreenland - the world's largest island.
Placed in the northern and western world, is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, east to the Atlantic Ocean, southeast by the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and west by the Pacific Ocean.
Political division South America: Political map of South America depicts that this continent is connected to the continent of North America by the narrow cape of Panama Malvinas Islands North America . Brazil and Argentina , the two largest nations in the continent, occupy a major portion in the political map of Central and South America . The continent also includes Colombia , Uruguay , Peru , Venezuela , Ecuador , Chile , Suriname , Paraguay , Bolivia , French Guiana, and Guyana South America .
Political division America central: Central America, Politically it is divided into 7 independent countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
Political division caribbean America: Caribbean—the region composed of the Countries and Territories in the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cuba Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe,Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands
Difference between Central America and Middle America: Central America
Includes the countries south of Mexico to north of Colombia - Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Sometimes includes the area of Mexico east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, such as the Yucatan Peninsula., and Middle America Includes Mexico and Central America. Sometimes includes the islands of the Caribbean.
Anglo-America Language: The dominant language of Anglo-America, as the name suggests, is English. French is also official in Canada, where it is the predominant language in Québec and an official language in New Brunswick along with English. It is also an important language in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Spanish has become widely spoken in parts of the United States due to heavy immigration from Latin America. High levels of immigration in general have brought great linguistic diversity to Anglo-America, with over 300 languages known to be spoken in the United States alone, but most languages are spoken only in small enclaves and by relatively small immigrant groups.
Anglo-America: Anglo-America, cultural entity of North America whose common spoken language is English and whose folkways and customs historically have been those of northern Europe . It comprises most of the United States and Canada , with French-speaking Canada
Anglo-America Religion: The Anglo-American version of Protestant Christianity is particularly oriented toward Calvinism, which reinforces God’s grace working through people. It is not just that Calvinists are running from fear of a hideous fate, they are reaching out toward something positive: a transcendent calling. Embracing change is not a necessary evil; it is a religious sacrament in which the pursuit of change is the encounter of the meaning of life. As such, each person’s calling becomes a type of project to achieve, and that plan manifests itself in the broader society. Over the course of centuries, millions of Anglo-Americans have adopted this mindset to improve their personal forturnes and make society a more suitable medium for capitalist development.
Anglo-America Economy: Free market economy with a flexible labour force and low levels of governmental interference in the economy. Is often seen as opposed to the European model of greater governmental regulation and social standards for workers, including protection against being sacked without compensation
Latin America Language: The dominant language of Latin America is Spanish, though the largest nation in Latin America, Brazil, speaks Portuguese.
Latin America Religion: In the sixteenth century the Portuguese and the Spanish conquered Latin America and prohibited the native religions and imposed on them Catholicism. This imposition of Catholicism by Europeans on the indigenous peoples generated various revolts that in some cases took the form of messianic movements
Latin America Economy: The economy in Latin America suffered intense, widespread economic troubles in the 1980s, and in many countries is still recovering. The region can be characterized largely by persistent poverty levels, and skewed income inequality. This is most evident in the
division between urban and rural population, and is most prevalent in Brazil, Colombia and Chile.
The divides between rich and poor, urban and rural are reflected in the division between educated and uneducated. In many Latin countries, educational attainment and literacy rates in urban areas are dramatically higher than in rural areas. Providing education to the entire population remains a problem in many Latin American countries.
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