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There is a typo in the second sentence of the Culture section. It says".S." instead of U.S. 24.158.130.209 (talk) 12:39, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done BilCat (talk) 12:56, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Central America

Can we get make central America gray on the map because it's just a subregion of North America it is a subregion of the Americas in general, though I wish it were its own continent Hellonature (talk) 05:41, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Or we can make it light green but if that is we will also have to make it light green in South America page Hellonature (talk) 05:43, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but no. In English-speaking countries and some others, Central America is generally considered part of the continent of North America. That's why it's green on the map. BilCat (talk) 05:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia constructs articles on the information provided to us by reliable sources. Most of them (at least in English) appear to group Central America with North America. LostKlaus (talk) 01:46, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mention continent America in lead.

In the article on South America, it is directly mentioned that some countries consider it and North America a single continent. However, in this article, it is only mentioned in a note. For consistency I think it would make sense to put how some countries consider it a single continent with South America on the lead of this article. Thoughts? 216.207.176.186 (talk) 00:14, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the English language, North and South America are considered separate continents, but there is an ongoing dispute over whether they should be combined into a single continent. Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted answer to this question. As Wikipedia editors, we construct articles based on the sources available in the references section, and the sources we have used for this article separate North and South America. In Spanish-speaking cultures (such as my own), it is more common to consider the Americas as a single continent. Additionally, some definitions of North America include Central America and the Caribbean, while others exclude them. For the purposes of this article, we have used sources that consider Central America and the Caribbean to be part of North America. LostKlaus (talk) 14:55, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To provide an example in support of my earlier statement, if you look at the North America article on the Spanish-language Wikipedia, you will find that their definition of North America only includes the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. This is because, in Spanish language and culture, the Americas are often divided into four regions: North America (comprising the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. This is a different approach from that used in English, where different rules apply for classifying regions. In this article, we have used sources that combine Central America and the Caribbean as part of North America, but in the Spanish-language sources used by the Spanish Wikipedia, these regions are considered distinct. LostKlaus (talk) 15:06, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that in the English language, North and South America are considered separate continents, and that Wikipedia should recognize that. What I am confused by is the lack of consistency. In the South America lead section, the Americas are mentioned as a single continent, but the North America lead section does not. Why? Since both continents are occasionally considered as one, why does the lead section of just one of the continents mention this? I feel like it would make more sense for either both pages to mention this in the lead, or none, for consistencies' sake. 216.207.176.186 (talk) 17:26, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Barely any mention of ethnic North Americans under "Culture"

The focus seems to be almost entirely on Americans that are ethnically European and imported languages such as English and French. This is absurd. 31.20.106.40 (talk) 07:37, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]