2011-03-28, 02:59 PM
geographyCORRECTION Wrote:Whilst i normally just lurk around Southperry aimlessly, after reading this post of yours i felt compelled to join in order to inform you of two terrible, inexcusable geographical mistakes that you made.
First of all the Caribbean is definitely located in North America. Secondly, Europe is ~not a country. [Credentials; Studying for a Geography undergrad BA at UoN, UK].
My objective here was to instill an awareness of how geography is IMPORTANT, as well as to bring to common attention how terrible the teaching of geography is in most of North America (including the Caribbean). No hate, i blame society- not you.
Whoa, whoa there. I'm completely aware of my "mistakes," the fact that I'm currently typing on an iTouch on campus made my post far less accurate than I intended it to be.
One, I know that Europe is a continent.
Two, I automatically assumed that North America in this poll meant US/Canada, because in the case of Maple, that's what the majority assumes unless stated otherwise.
Three, the Caribbean is technically located between North and South America (or Central America, if you will). The Caribbean may be a part of America but I am in no way American (unless you want to be really technical, but my passport clearly states that I am Dutch).
In the sense of this topic's content, I am not from North America. In the geographical sense I am, but the original poster is wondering how global GMS really is; as in, how many of us are outside of the US/Canada/Europe.
Fixed my post but now that I noticed that OP has Central America as one of the choices, that's what my answer should have been.
Sorry if I sounded hostile there, not meant to sound that way. But I assure you my misinterpreted post was in no way due to lack of geographical knowledge.