How Were The Continents Named?

The playmat of the world. Photo by author.

I’m sitting on my comfy recliner with my grandson fast asleep on me. I’m half-asleep, half-awake. In front of me on the floor is a play mat with the map of the world on it. It’s slightly annoying because it has Africa, Europe and Asia on the left-hand side which is repeated on the right-hand side. Luckily there is only one America in the middle. How am I going to teach my grandson about the world? There’s only one Australia! I might…