i mean why there are not 2 or 3 countries in Australia as continent.......
2007-03-08 02:29:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
ok ok ok im sick of hearing this question... we are a continent because we are one of the 7 large land masses... we are a country because we federated in 1901... and for all the confusion we are both a continent and an island
2007-03-11 01:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by rick JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because it was federated as a country before it was designated a continent. Plus New Zealand is part of the continent of Australia, but not the country so there are some countries within Australia the continent.
2007-03-08 10:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Tony K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Australia is a CONTINENT because it's one of the seven great landmasses (continents) of the Earth.
Australia is a COUNTRY because on 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a Federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed.
2007-03-08 10:38:21 · answer #3 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a country is a political determination, not a geographic one
If the entire continent wants to be the country of Australia, they have the right to
2007-03-08 10:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by Go Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the British claimed the whole darn chunk of rock as their own, and have defended their claim. It's just that simple. If someone else had challenged them and won, then it would be shared territory, but they didn't, so it isn't.
2007-03-08 10:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by Woz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I view Australia more as an island....I mean all sides are surrounded by water right?
2007-03-08 10:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by hapigrl85 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋