We [argentinians] live in Latin America. We don't speak Latin. We speak spanish =) And some people (as me) speak English also Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%
It is just the language people who were there first used. People in certain parts of Africa also speak English, or French. It is like asking, "Why do people in America speak English?"
Yes and no. Central and South America are part of the Americas, indicating North and South America. However, they are not part of America meaning the US.
America is made up of two mayor land masses South America is not all on the southern part of the globe but is is south of the northern part of America.
Mexico is part of North America.
We [argentinians] live in Latin America. We don't speak Latin. We speak spanish =) And some people (as me) speak English also Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%
Because the English colonized the Central part of North America (US) and the French colonized the Northern part of North America (Canada). Also it is worth noting that the Spanish colonized the Southern part of North America (Mexico).
Most people in Brazil speak Portuguese because that nation discovered and first populated Brazil..
The Spanish, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English each had control of a part of south america
Central America is definitely part of south America
south america
It is just the language people who were there first used. People in certain parts of Africa also speak English, or French. It is like asking, "Why do people in America speak English?"
Northern part of South America is Colombia.Northern part of Latin America is Mexico.
The region is conventionally called Central America, even though it is still part of North America. Latin America is conventionally considered Mexico and all Central and South American countries south of Mexico. Some countries, such as Belize speak English. Brazil speaks Portuguese, but that is in a broad sense considered a Latin language, even though by "Latin" is usually meant Spanish -speaking.
South America is south of the US. The US, part of North America, occupies part of the Earth's northern hemisphere, while South America takes up part of the Earth's southern hemisphere.
Everything south of Mexico is part of South America.
South america