Generalities of the Americas

History of the name “Americas”

They claim that there is a Mayan word called "Amerrique" which means land of wind. There is also a second claim for an "American" root to the name with a connection to Vespucchi himself. In his expeditions, he stumbled upon an Indian tribe by the name of "Amerrique" in what is today Nicaragua. So when he returned to Europe, he introduced this name which cartographers started to use, and it was only a coincidence that his own name was similar to this tribe's name.

Political division: North America

1.      Canada: Ottawa

2.      United States: Washington D.C.

3.      Mexico: Mexico City

4.      Greenland: Gothab 

Political division: South America

1.      Colombia: Bogota

2.      Ecuador: Quito

3.      Perú: Lima

4.      Bolivia: La Paz

5.      Chile: Santiago

6.      Argentina: Buenos Aires

7.      Uruguay: Montevideo

8.      Paraguay: Asuncion

9.      Brazil: Brasilia

10.  French Guana: Cayenne

11.  Georgetown: Guyana

12.  Venezuela: Caracas

Political division: America Central

1. Belize: Belmopan
2. Guatemala: Guatemala
3. Honduras: Tegucigalpa
4. El Salvador: San Salvador
5. Nicaragua: Managua
6. Costa Rica: San Jose
7. Panama: Panama

Political division: Caribbean America

1.      Cuba: Havana

2.      The Bahamas: Nassau

3.      Jamaica: Kingston

4.      Haiti: Port-au-Prince

5.      Dominical Republic: Santo Domingo

6.      Antigua and Barbuda: St. Johns

7.      Dominica: Roseau

8.      Barbados: Bridgetown

9.      Trinidad and Tobago: Port-of-Spain

10.  Grenada: St. Georges

11.  St. Vicent : Kingstown

12.  St: Lucia: Castries

13.  St. Christ and Nevis: Basseterre

Difference between America Central and Central America

The difference of Central America and Central America is that Central America are the 5 countries that belonged to the Capitania General de Guatemala and America Central are the 7 countries that belong to the Central American Isthmus.

Anglo America: Language
 

English and French

Anglo America: Religion

Is protestant.

Anglo America: Economy

They are richers.

Latin America: Language

Portuguese

Latin America: Religion

They are catholic

Latin America: Economy

They are poor.

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Bustos, J .Social Studies Seventh Grade. Consultado en junio 12.
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