Geography Lesson: What Makes a Continent a Continent?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 28, 2024

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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