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Geography Lesson: What Makes a Continent a Continent?
Publisher |
WNYC Studios
Media Type |
audio
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Publication Date |
May 28, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:13:52

Martin Lewis, senior lecturer in history at Stanford University, and author of the book The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography,  explains why determining what makes a continent a continent involves both physical and human geographical criteria, and why people around the world don't agree on how many there are.

 

Stanford University's Martin Lewis explains why determining what makes a continent a continent involves both physical and human geographical criteria, and why people around the world don't agree on how many there are.

Martin Lewis, senior lecturer in history at Stanford University, and author of the book The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography,  explains why determining what makes a continent a continent involves both physical and human geographical criteria, and why people around the world don't agree on how many there are.

 

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