Basic Geography For Adults

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Why is it that geography class never seemed to cover where any of the countries were actually located? I always wished they had because I wanted to learn about that instead of rocks and stuff. Now of course, being the ever-curious young scholar I was and still am, I took it upon myself as a young buck to learn about where all the countries in the world are. But after a while, the passion faded, and I began focusing my geographical study time on other endeavours such as polo and consensual lady-touching. Turns out I was great at both! Anyway, the passion for geographical study returned 2 weeks ago so here's a video that isn't about rocks and stuff.
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[@aenetanthony]

_What's for breakfast dad? -Ya know son, there's a lot of Asians

[@alansmithee419]

That is indeed a strange breakfast.

[@Mercilessonion]

Umm.. do I have to hide from people now? From the Asian eating people? Thank you 2020, you just keep on getting worse

[@Nouno470]

back then I was very confused as to what Americans meant when they say "I had Chinese last night"

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

*time for a change*

[@IrvingIV]

Please nobody think we're wierder than we are, "i had chinese" is just a shortening of "i had chinese food"

[@elith3a955]

I was so surprised to see someone breaking that "geographically ignorant American" stereotype but then you said you're Canadian and everything made sense

[@jwaj]

That face when you realize that Canadians are Americans too

[@christylam87]

lol I'm an American and I can vouch for that stereotype

[@oomphdooph]

@Sammida we r United stateins

[@mumbankoya3809]

This was so funny

[@lisaisa]

@@jwaj I have something to tell you...

[@zozodino]

“Hey dad what’s for breakfast?” “Ya know son, T H E R E S A L O T O F A S I A N S”

[@jakeedgell591]

Thanks, that just might be the first thing I ever learned

[@blaze595]

on a more serious note; i found what really helped me with geography is learning about history. The countries are so much easier to remember when you have historical events to associate with those locations.

[@Zaydi32]

The most underrated comment on youtube.

[@mariamps540]

I know I'm late but if you read this, can you suggest me a Channel or podcast to learn history? Thank you so much

[@blaze595]

@@mariamps540 Off the top of my head the best channel I can think of is 'Overly Sarcastic Productions'; specifically the content Blue does. It's not only informative, but presented in a really entertaining way; would strongly recommend 👌

[@vastabyss6496]

@@mariamps540 One channel I can recommend is "History Dose". Not the best place to go information wise, but his content is fun to watch because everything is a story. Instead of just learning about history, you actually feel like you're there, almost like you're watching a movie.

[@gamermapper]

And culture too. I remember all the countries and even the nations and peoples that aren't independent yet because I've learned about their fascinating cultures.

[@deadlockez9105]

“i’m matt colbo, and this is my masterclass”

[@MattColbo]

deadlockez they wouldn’t give me steph currys class for free so how about I become their competition

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

*im master class, this is my matt colbo*

[@japhfo]

@@jurvinx9939 Literacy

[@franzliszt9400]

Twoset?

[@ravysaini127]

I mastered geography at 9

[@kristaketchup]

It's so weird how in those Jimmy Kimmel videos people can't even name *one* country

[@MattColbo]

Krista it is pretty wild, half think that they’re actors, but then again if you stand on the sidewalk for 4 hours you’re bound to find a couple folks that have a real tough time

[@A.S.D442]

Americans don’t know anything outside of their country they’re pretty ignorant when it comes to the rest of the world

[@hakkepeterDruckfehler]

They are americans, you cant expect them to know something! They Google their knowledge on goofy sides that say 5G created corona and huawei is behind it!

[@aaronaltringer281]

They always pick out the ridiculous people

[@alansmithee419]

@@aaronaltringer281 the fact that there were enough ridiculous people for them to be able to easily pick out enough for the footage is bad enough.

[@youneskasdi]

"Finally an American who is decent in geography" "I'm from Canada" "Oh"

[@50733Blabla1337]

@Andrea No, no they really really are not. edit: If this was a joke about all the "continent/country name" - jokery. Nvm and haha :^)

[@NotDavidz]

@@50733Blabla1337 wdym Canada is a state /s

[@fatfingerjoe1356]

@@NotDavidz Canada doesn't exist!

[@NotDavidz]

@@channelname8775 /s ? /s/s /s

[@srirampatnaik9164]

@Andrea And everyone is technically african

[@rohaanomar7003]

You forgot to mention that Africa isn’t a country, which apparently is something that needs to be said (sad I know) (**Insert cliche "OMG THANKS FOR LIKES!!" Message here**

[@SunnyBunnyyy]

@Capree San I genuinely cannot tell if this is a joke or if you’re being serious

[@zectalyx930]

@Justin Yizhi Zheng as Mariam said, I can't understand if this is a joke or not xd

[@Twak08]

@@zectalyx930 technicly it isnt a land but most people reffer to it as a land

[@biancatorretorres8406]

No shit its a continent

[@rohaanomar7003]

@@parabatai2468 what is the world coming to...

[@galaxybiscuit]

As a penguin, I'm offended you didn't talk more about Antarctica

[@CeaselessWatcher5818]

Ikr theres so much more culture to be discussed 😤

[@BeeBeau]

I'm British and he didn't even mention us. Tbh though the only culture we have here aren't tea partys but beer and pubs

[@stefan1924]

So, how ya doing down there? Little cold I suppose. And don't play with the sea lions!

[@yikes7051]

Be our inner penguin

[@sankalp2520]

_Shivering in tuxedos_

[@broes1962]

I know this is a joke, but this is how Europeans imagine how Americans see the rest of the world.

[@vinukabest3]

It's mainly because of SNL. It's a show made for entertainment so of course they are gonna only show people who get it wrong

[@broes1962]

@@vinukabest3 Not only that. I've spoken to many people from the States online. It's rediculous what comes out of their mouths sometimes. I do understand why however. Why know where every other country in the world is located on the map if you're never going to need it? Depending on occupation this can change if I ask American people the same question for obvious reasons so it is just a stereotype. Also has allot to do with history I guess, but I'd have to sit here and write for a bit too long. It's not like all Europeans know where every country in the world is located on the map out of the top of their heads either. I know the countries in Europe very well obviously but Africa is a different Story. It's still fresh in my head now as last year was when we learned in history class and in geography class about wars, colonies and locations of the country, mountains and cities of African countries but ask me about them in a few years and I'd probably have to think for a while. The stereotype is mostly used in jokes however, which is nice. All countries have their stereotypes that get joked about. I'm from Belgium myself so you can probably think of a few there.

[@Wrestling-Nun]

Tbh this is too much information for an average American to handle

[@DocDewrill]

Asking US folks for European countrys is like asking Europeans for US states. We'd fuck that up too. I can maybe from the top of my head show the location of 10 US states on a good day.

[@Michal235]

@@DocDewrill I know what you mean but still, European countries have much, much richer history and cultural impact on the western civilization (even the smallest ones) than states. States are more of administrative units with mild differences among them.

[@sinom]

That photo of Germany probably had every single skyscraper in Germany in it.

[@srirampatnaik9164]

Frankfurt, yeah?

[@DoiInthanon1897]

Frankfort is very industrial and is a major banking hub so that explains a lot.

[@GespenstDesKommunismus]

@@DoiInthanon1897 I've been in Frankfurt a bit so I can tell you that even in the German city known for skyscrapers, only a part of it looks like that. Outside the very center, it is filled a lot more with historic buildings and regular housing spaces.

[@totalweirdo8538]

No wonder this man knows a lot about geography, he learnt that there's a lot of Asians before he learnt what was for breakfast.

[@bassam_salim]

I live in Yemen, so it is bad for me It is really bad but we are living

[@mybigyear]

My heart goes out to you from Canada. My life is difficult but I have always wondered about the Yemeni people's... sending love and support 💗

[@phoebexxlouise]

❤️❤️❤️ good times will come again ✨✨✨ stay safe xx

[@Xzeno98]

🌈✨american neoimperialism ✨🌈

[@cedrick25]

💙👏Noone ever expects the Spanish Inquisition👏💓

[@Lily-eg7tj]

stay strong xx

[@sawyer3446]

I'm so glad you didn't forger aunt arctica. greets from Algeria, and yes I do live is a city. Keep'em coming dude. love your videos

[@MattColbo]

Goy Toy hahaha no love for uncle arctica;) thank you very much for the kind words my friend❤️

[@theroswift1237]

@@MattColbo Sad that you didn't say Philippines :'(

[@idontgetjokes8093]

r/boneappletea

[@idontgetjokes8093]

@Jamin don't need to place dots at the end

[@jazzycornflakes6581]

123 VIVA L'ALGÉRIE

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Here's another thing you need to know about Burma : it hasn't existed for a number of years. The territory formerly known as Burma is now named Myanmar.

[@thanos3403]

Here's another thing you need to know about Burma : their government said both names were fine to use and on Google maps you can see both names

[@nigeldepledge3790]

@@thanos3403 - Linky, pls?

[@Nik-rx9rj]

@@nigeldepledge3790 It's listed as "Myanmar (Burma)". So, it's officially known as Myanmar, but another name for it is "Burma".

[@nigeldepledge3790]

@@Nik-rx9rj - Linky, pls?

[@Nik-rx9rj]

@@nigeldepledge3790 Google it, lazy asshole

[@Meuduso1]

Matt: "I'm gonna teach you some basic geography" Also Matt: "I don't know where it is"

[@raphaelcostantzer302]

Fun fact : France is in Oceania (Nouvelle-Calédonie), in Africa (la réunion and others islands), in South America (French Guyana), in North America (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon), and *every where else*

[@MattColbo]

Raphaël Costantzer that is a very fun fact thank you Raph

[@oz2904]

you can have the first four, i'll have the last one

[@karinannamaria2514]

Is it called “La France d’outre mer” or something like that? (Putting my geographic french vocabulary to the test :) ).

[@odyssee8363]

@@karinannamaria2514 oui karin c'est correct ;)

[@Pedanta]

@Hatem Raafat Don't worry, France has a plan to deal with that

[@seanrichardson3485]

I'm South African, which is the easiest country to find on a map

[@jerriskaramdhaney7612]

That moment when you find another south african on youtube... "yeh wena!"

[@Krizefugl]

people would have to be able to find africa on a map first :D it sounds stupid but boy you wouldnt believe how many people cant even do that.

[@matheusgoulart1618]

Alongside with Equador.

[@twomas8695]

No one is gonna say something about how he says Johannesburg, eish is it that hard to say?

[@jerriskaramdhaney7612]

@@twomas8695 it kinda impressed me, he really did research

[@UndisclosedIridescentParadise]

0:59 - Australia/ Oceania 2:00 - Asia 4:15 - Europe 5:06 - North America 5:39 - South America 6:22 - Africa 7:38 - Antartica

[@Teddy98]

He even said Luxembourg. I'M SHOOK. Thanks Matt 🥰 We always get forgotten because of the size!

[@yourmum69_420]

but missed out UK

[@ryanhull9940]

Geography fact: theres like 4 people in Newfoundland and Labrador

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Who are the other 3?

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

I geuss 2 of them are youtubers.

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

@@OntarioTrafficMan MattShea

[@atocp]

I think grammatically, it's "There's like 4 people and a Labrador, in Newfoundland".

[@cooper8515]

p.e.i would like to have a chat

[@hansdtenbrukke8565]

Actually, Russia is partly in Asia. Up until the ural mountain range its Europe.

[@jaguar_8344]

Russia is its own thing. Together, the Slavic regions, Europe, and Asia, form Eurasia. To clarify: no part of Russia is in Asia. There is a huge geographical and cultural divide, and it’s just incorrect to say that Russian people are Asian. Mongolia is up for debate, but Russia is firmly recognised separately from Asia and Europe.

[@tricksor6589]

@@jaguar_8344 yeah no.. it isn't.. Russia is transcontinental, just like Turkey and Egypt in geographical terms. In political terms, Asia is a fuck ton of vastly different cultures. To say Russian people in Siberia are non Asian just because they're different is like saying the Arabs aren't Asian just because they're different. Asia is different in many ways so you can't really say they're not Asian because you're not specifying which kind of Asian. And what do you mean by "the slavic regions?", the slavic regions are in Europe, Siberia is certainly not majority slavic so you can't disprove there. And "mongolia is up for debate?" what..? Up for debate for what..? Being European or Asian? If that's the case then never have I ever heard the most stupid debate ever. Mongolia is and always has been Asian lol, they're ethnically east Asian, descendants from Korea and Manchuria, like all the other Siberians. Mongolia only uses the Cyrillic script because they were a Soviet puppet.

[@oldgods914]

@@jaguar_8344 dumb

[@daniilfedotov8922]

@@jaguar_8344 I would say there is less contradistinction between Europe and Asia in Russian mindset compared to western Europeans and Americans. Europe and Asia are seen more like just geographical regions rather than distinct identities or "existential planes". It's true that slavic people of Asia came there from Europe, but there are also lots of people who came from Asia to Europe and most of them came through territory, which is now Russia.

[@ilikeminecraft]

Russia is a multicultural country. Most of Russians are half Asians but they don’t actually consider themselves Asians or white. Russia “counts” as Europe only because Moscow is located in Europe. But no one in Russia actually consider themselves as Europeans or something because our mentality is more Asian actually. Fun fact: Indians and Slavs have the same genetic ancestor

[@caoisekamay1175]

Him: *talks about Asia and doesn't mention the Philippines* Me: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@JakubWojciechowski933]

Not to mention he didn't mention Russia

[@richardroberts187]

"hey dad what's for breakfast?" "you know son, there's a lot of Asians" hold up

[@acrella]

This was somehow insightful and perturbing. Also, if I don't see a new map with a large shaded area just called "The Stans" I feel we've done a disservice to the world.

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

New? That already exists

[@deadmonkey2834]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaGcqK2unbuXo9k

[@closetsclosetsclosetsclose9250]

Fun fact : India is ALSO a Stan (Hindustan)

[@alandeutsch9987]

perturbing?

[@jameeztherandomguy5418]

@@closetsclosetsclosetsclose9250 Stan just means country so A lot of countries are "stan"s in other names

[@Nena-pi4ki]

We really thought he was actually going to mention the Balkans

[@BlitzWalkthrough]

Covering the Balkans alone takes 20 mins

[@sadmermaid]

Who?

[@muhammadalfatih2640]

@@sadmermaid we

[@just_a_yokai1103]

@@BlitzWalkthrough more like *20* *HOURS*

[@carsonpearce5980]

We would be stuck here forever. There is no way you can even say the word Balkans in a 9 minute video

[@brucerogermorgan2388]

Thank you, Matt, your presentation was not only educational but hilarious! Great style.

[@ariathompson3152]

As someone from the US that activily tries to stay worldly, thank you! The education system in my country is terrible, and most people really are not tought basic geography. I've had classmates think Africa is a country! The U.S. kinda thinks it's the only country that matters and that's just messed up

[@EperogiLimousine]

It’s not “messed up” it’s just that kids don’t want to learn all the time, everyone is taught geography but no one thinks back to it because people are more focused on other stuff

[@eulabell4871]

I'm from the U.S. Sorry you ran into Americans that made you think this way about us. ❤

[@RunstarHomer]

The education system in the US is decaying, that's for sure. But it's absolutely untrue that most Americans don't know basic geography, or that most Americans don't know anything about other countries. Please don't play up that bullshit stereotype. I've never met a single Amercan who couldn't name at least several dozen countries off the top of their head

[@simoniquemouton2902]

I live in South Africa and I honestly appreciate Matt recognizing our cities and stuff too

[@MattColbo]

well i'm glad to hear that, it's very much not mega well-known amongst the youth of north america lol

[@Pollicina_db]

@@MattColbo The hell, what're you guys learning about in school??

[@lisaisa]

@@Pollicina_db I don't think Americans actually learn about Geography as part of their curriculum unless they decide to take it as a degree.

[@paranoidrodent]

Well, I'm not sure about what the more recent curriculum in Newfoundland and Labrador (Matt's province) is like these days but back when I was in high school, my own province had two mandatory geography courses in high school: one world geography and one Canadian/provincial geography. Neither course put strong emphasis on political geography. It was covered, of course, but a lot of time was spent on physical geography (plate tectonics, biomes, climate zones, etc) along with demographics and other geographic subtopics. Canadian political geography is fairly straightforward and learned in primary school so that class was really heavy into physical geography. World geography involved more political geography but it was basically a survey course and the political geography emphasized the dominant or populous countries (e.g. Argentina and Brazil got more attention than Uruguay and Paraguay) and groups of smaller or less influential neighbouring countries were often covered as a group. Even so, we did lots of physical geography and basic geology. I don't remember being specifically taught US states but most Canadians have a good grasp of them from sheer cultural osmosis. Our world maps often have the subnational divisions of the US and Canada (and sometimes the UK and Australia; the USSR too back when I was young).

[@benjaminkpope]

@@paranoidrodent I graduated from a high school in NL last year. We used to choose between Canadian history or Canadian geo, and then world history or geo in grade 12. My class was the last year for that though. Now history and geography have been combined into social studies. I've heard it's a better program.

[@englishwithabdullah8733]

4:08 I'm from Turkey, located mainly on Anatolian peninsula, which makes me partly Middle Easterner and this eventually means ''good on me''

[@ThePixel1983]

Well, yeah, ... *Looks at Erdogan* 🙈

[@tokiiyiaon8424]

Dude there is no continent called Middle East, you’re Asian

[@aysenur6761]

@Bøņę Đąđđý bruh... so much thing is wrong with this statement

[@aysenur6761]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ I would say partially true. His victory was not entirely based on outsider Turks since he has clearly lots of supporters in Turkey

[@bioniclegoblin6495]

... wouldn't that be in the near east

[@michaelhaney9432]

This is like if Donald trump tried to talk about world geography

[@sepsysmurf6982]

me waiting the whole video for him to go through Central America so we can get some recognition: :) him: **Actually that's just North America** Me: :(

[@kallynely]

I'm from Brazil and we learn about Central America! BUT, north americans learn that America is not a continent, they learn that exist only Noth America, witch includes the central one, and South America as two different continents. I think that's nonsense, but what can we do, right?

[@sepsysmurf6982]

@@kallynely yeah I'm now aware of the bs that they teach in North America, lmao

[@meigoogle649]

Spoken as an European, we do indeed call all three of those India.

[@kallynely]

@@meigoogle649 hahaha indians agreed

[@aformofmatter8913]

There are actually only 2 continents in the world: America & Afroeurasia.

[@Lukyan]

3:25 I wish I never paused to read that...

[@heavens_sins]

I thought I was the only one😭😭😭

[@monge88]

Can I uninstall my eyes?

[@mrice2640]

god damn i wanna go back to before i clicked on this time stamp

[@bartholomewdan]

Why did I click the timestamp?

[@roosmertens3358]

fuck now i did and i wanna die

[@perri7082]

what’s he so pretty for

[@MattColbo]

perry 🤗🙊

[@toulouse1]

to make up for his dad jokes

[@sadmermaid]

ikr

[@ranecE]

male sex work... duh

[@madeleinep.828]

Because he’s Canadian and has nice hair

[@kieranperreaultdit-morin9262]

I’m so glad I found this channel, your videos are incredible dude keep it up! Greetings from Alberta

[@airconditioner7178]

I always had trouble at school with staying focused and I really got lost in the system but I love learning now as an adult because I can learn about things I’m interested in and at my own pace. I am so bad at geography and have no sense of direction so at the moment I’m trying really hard to grasp it. This video was really good! Thanks! 🙏

[@miiya468]

same here. I finally found someone like me lol.

[@casperdewith]

6:52 This part sounds like it came from a Trump speech.

[@sm3675]

@Multorum Unum nope.Canadian.

[@vermillionmoore4577]

2:37 sounds like a Biden speech

[@jonahs92]

@Multorum Unum Nope, not really 😂

[@mirabethy]

I would just like you to know that I do not forgive you for that absolutely abysmal Burma pun. That's TEN points from Gryffindor. Cool video otherwise though.

[@MattColbo]

MiraBethy hahahahah this made me giggle, thank you

[@ChadKakashi]

I've always been a Slitheryn guy myself. They're edgy AND retarded. What a winning combo.

[@simjans7633]

Dang MiraBethy, I don't think I've seen one of Matt's videos you haven't commented on. Good job on the consistency 👍

[@mirabethy]

@@simjans7633 Just supporting a fellow Canadian in his goofs and gaffs. :)

[@muggedinmadrid]

Burma doesn't exist and hasn't for many many years . But there is a country called Myanmar . Just sayin'. 🤔

[@argeniside1015]

Now it's time TO ACE my geography exam. Thank you so much Matt you're the best

[@DynoKea]

1:21 Sorry to correct you, but most of these countries aren't on the Australian continent (Oceania is the correct name for the reason, so you had that right). The Australian continent is Australia, Tasmania & New Guinea. New Zealand & New Caledonia are on the primarily submerged continent of Zealandia and the others are probably their own microcontinents or submerged continents.

[@commemorative]

He meant Australasia, I think.

[@Noor-sl5ep]

why would you say sorry when you are correcting someone ?

[@barteepage4109]

Sir this is a Wendy's drive through.

[@caglayanozdemir348]

Take away message of the video: Africa has cities! 06:40

[@jerriskaramdhaney7612]

Yup, we got lots and lots. I really like to see what people think of africa. Sometimes I forget people think africa is just wild animals and stuff.

[@caglayanozdemir348]

Jerriska Ramdhaney It’s a joke, ma’am. I love Africa. I was just trying to joke about how meaningless everything goes in this video (which is hilarious), and the only factual thing in was Africa having cities.

[@jaguar_8344]

Jerriska Ramdhaney haha same with Australia, like no dude. We dont ride kangaroos to school, and we don’t live in the bush (I mean, some people do, but most don’t)

[@bleur7498]

This was so very entertaining and informative. Thank you Matt!

[@nicolaszan1845]

"South America! There is a jungle there. Most of it is in Brazil." *Moving on to Africa*

[@leoui1085]

Some would say New Zealand is a part of Zealandia. A "new" continent.

[@MeDoMeer]

Aka yet another province of the netherlands XD

[@dinamosflams]

It was Just a reclassification. Even the australian plate has a bunch of minor divisions

[@leoui1085]

@@dinamosflams "Some" The "news" got a bit of attention, and I thought it was one of those cool useless facts that makes you feel like you are a part of an inside joke.

[@captain-chair]

Well im glad that the continents aren't based of tectonic plates because then there would be a billion continents.

[@Illmatic1994]

Captain Chair around 20, but yes very close good job buddy

[@skyclaw]

Australia is indeed the only country on the continent of Australia. The name ‘Australasia’ is sometimes used collectively to refer to Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the various Pacific island groups, but Australia refers exclusively to the landmass and associated islands like Tasmania. Source: I come from Aotearoa.

[@skyclaw]

The island of New Guinea (divided between Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of West Papua) is sometimes regarded by ecologists as part of the Australian continent because they form a single bioregion, but not any of the others.

[@meesrichters8321]

While not false, you're most likely refering to the tectonic plates, however common used continents are a vague definitionless thing that are between cultural and political regions and the actual tectonic plates

[@noahlazarides941]

Heck yeah! Love to see another geography nut prowling these streets. I'm itching to see a full length Countries of the World Quiz video with running commentry from you.

[@muriloporfirio7853]

Some people divide America in 3 North, South and Central: South is the same, North is Mexico, USA and Canada, and Central is the other countries.

[@sebastiangudino9377]

I've seen mexico also Included in "Central America" in a few maps. I think it makes sense sociologically, since mexico is a lot more similar to El Salvador or Guatemala in terms of people, language and culture than they are to the US and Canada

[@talcantaraa]

​@@sebastiangudino9377 But this type of regionalization that divides America into North, Central and South takes into account geographical aspects. Regionalization that takes into account historical, cultural, and socioeconomic factors is what divides America into Anglo-Saxon and Latin. As such, Mexico is part of Latin America.

[@sebastiangudino9377]

@@talcantaraa Continents are always subjective. North and South America ARE to different tectonic plates. But if you go by that logic, Europe and Asia are actually split into a LOOOOT of "continents". If you go by continuous landmass then American was a single continent untill the Panama canal. And Europe and Asia are actually a single continent called "Eurasia" But nobody used wither standard. Because continent divisions are sistematically subjective

[@offcolour3814]

Most of the Middle East isn't "wartorn". Many of the countries are fighting a war but so is the U.S.

[@MattColbo]

yes have had a few comments like this, rightfully so, misspoke to coast off of a joke and didn't include the part where I explained that it's absolutely not all that way lol, my mistake

[@offcolour3814]

@@MattColbo as a Canadian, I heard this narrative pushed a lot in the media and just wanted to clear up a misconception. Sorry if I came off a bit offended, lol.

[@MattColbo]

yeah if i'm being honest, if we're taught anything about the middle east, it's that, but I know the difference and should have been more clear, no worries my friend :)

[@Room-wf4eg]

One difference there is that none of the US’s war is happening anywhere near the actual country, and hasn’t since 1812

[@offcolour3814]

@@Room-wf4eg well an average of 38,000 Americans die due to gun related incidents alone every year, that's more than the annual war death tolls of Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, India, and Sudan... *_COMBINED_* so if you ask me, y'all have something way worse than a war. Its practically homicide at this point.

[@franticranter]

talks about asia and splits in two doesn't even talk about mongolia

[@Styrbjiorn]

one of the best countries in asia

[@user-qy1ms1ot1g]

he put Russia in Asia instead of Mongolia. Americans :-|

[@mksabourinable]

@@user-qy1ms1ot1g Well.... He's Canadian and technically Russia is in both Asia and Europe?

[@user-qy1ms1ot1g]

@@mksabourinable Technically - yes, but politically - no. the capital is in Europe, language is a east-european, culture, history etc. I we have choose just the one, then it's more Europe than Asia

[@ingratus8160]

@@user-qy1ms1ot1g don't forget that over ninety percent of your population is also on the European side

[@Hyacinth828]

Matt's got insane "dad trying to laugh at horrible things to lighten the mood" vibes going

[@EDC98]

This man is better than our modern education system here in America. He taught me about the flawed French numbering system, the metric system (both with a New York accent) and now he's going to teach me proper geography. We must save this man at all cost! 🇨🇦🍁

[@MauricioLeite]

IDK... there is a huge Michael Scott energy in this video...

[@malinabusu]

is this your attempt to get a teaching job on one of those online schools?

[@MattColbo]

Mălina Bușu not enough experience with Zoom

[@oz2904]

@@MattColbo only need to do in and out, courage man

[@josearagon3449]

Rarely do I ever come across a video that I dislike, thank you for being that rare gem

[@jacquelinejackson4428]

I live in Mozambique and I'm glad to know that someone outside of Africa actually knows the name of this country

[@Talvisielu]

Fun fact: In Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, America is considered a single continent and is divided in North, Central and South America...but again, we're speaking English now so who cares...

[@MattColbo]

interesting, a lot of folks aren't very technical over here in North America, so we still refer to countries in the caribbean as central america as well :)

[@LDN_MZK]

I'm Australian - I call the continent Oceania, and Australia is the Country. It doesn't matter though, the mainland and the islands. We love eachother. Good video! thanks man.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Oceania doesn't make sense since it covers multiple continents and islands not even attached to continents.

[@toomanybees8418]

@@RandomStuff-he7lu Oceania covers multiple *regions*, not continents. Oceania is a continent... The only people I've heard who call the whole continent "Australia" don't actually live here..

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

@@toomanybees8418 I live here. No one refers to it as Oceania in Australia. Oceania is Australia, New Zealand (that's part of Zealandia), Hawaii (not part of any continent), New Guinea, Indonesia (that's part of Asia).................. some definitions even include islands off South America which are obviously part of South America. How is Oceania a single continent when it contains groups of land masses on entirely different continental shelves?

[@TheDonkyGamePlay]

How Is Oceania continent 🤨

[@jaguar_8344]

toomanybees no Oceania is the geographical region. It includes New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, parts of Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, and a few other small countries. Australia is both the continent and the country. I say this as an Australian myself.

[@joeymossman]

As soon as you said “lore” a heritage moment played in my head and I became fully aware that you have to be from Newfoundland. But like, also every other word as well.

[@recurse]

I was impressed when I heard you pronounce "Newfoundland" correctly, because I believe you are the very first KZbinr I have ever heard do so. When you said you were from Newfoundland, I about did a spit take. Thanks, that made my night lol

[@georgiamoorcraft840]

You have the best sense of humour, one of my fav KZbinrs 👌🍁

[@MattColbo]

Georgia Moorcraft thank you Georgia! :)

[@roy-julienanthony343]

Good man you are. I have a degree in History and I must say it's really cool to see you spreading that curiosity with style and humour.

[@MattColbo]

thank you Roy-Julien! I appreciate that

[@sgtelephant]

7:32 that apex reference caught me off guard.

[@PlanetYokoshima]

Love your energy. Don't know why it reminds me of the 20s... subbed for more

[@bigpapigay3681]

if my history class crashes i know where to go👉🤠👉

[@MattColbo]

caleb’s maccas meal you’re darn right

[@thepolyhobbyist]

There are seven sovereign states who have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.

[@pedronunes3063]

Technically they can't own Antarctica because of a treaty. It's more like they are calling dibs for when the treaty expires.

[@thepolyhobbyist]

@@pedronunes3063 your right. But have we forgotten the emperor penguin.

[@Soph.harman]

this is my favourite video of all times

[@TravisPhipps01]

This was a nice refresher. World Regional Geography was one of my favorite classes in college (I know, flippin' nerd). However, within 6 months of completing that class, I forgot everything. Ha, I knew every mountain range, river, capital, country, etc, etc in the world...now, not so much.

[@yourmum69_420]

I think you have memory loss. Make sure there are no carbon monoxide leaks in your house and seek a doctor.

[@ottoivarsson5651]

Cracked me up when you were hiccoughing, "shut up man, idiot" lol

[@ryanstackpole1496]

It’s crazy how people don’t know basic geography! Thank you for educating the retar- the less educated people in the world. As always, keep up the good work!

[@reece4657]

Well said

[@zero-pn1fm]

Not my fault the U.S education system failed me 😗

[@Styrbjiorn]

Annie - I would assume people to take it in their own interest to know geography tbh, even if they didnt learn a lot in school. Like who doesnt wanna know how the world looks like and where places are on a map? Ppl being ignorant of geography when its so easy to learn basics on your own doesnt make sense to me

[@editsbybee7337]

My school didn’t even have geography and didn’t teach anything sooo lmao

[@mi-li]

shocked to hear an American - or any other first world country inhabitant, for that matter - shine some light on South Africa. invisible blown kiss coming your way, Matty boy!

[@snorrijornsen4566]

Guts and nuggets ARE really fun to say. Thank you, I learned that from your video, very informational content.

[@TheSpeep]

"Were in Asia" --gets clothing advertisement-- Exactly KZbin, sweatshops! Those are indeed in Asia, good job!

[@fear_less_2020]

"Thanks for coming to my TED Talk"

[@boilensingson8350]

I can't believe how fun this is

[@starry-eyed_68]

i loved every second of it! Thank you ♥

[@erikbluff3014]

'I'll date you when you smooth out the Middle East' Lawrence of Arabia: Huh, wanna hang out some time?

[@vagga2u14]

When he kept saying 'north korea, south korea', I was expecting him to follow it with 'Marilyn Monroe'

[@derekscanlan4641]

damn! you got there before me!

[@benmacwill]

Ryan started the fire!

[@jaxellis3008]

Thank you for that public service. You cannot really understand history until you fully grasp geography so thanks for laying some ground work for this benighted and lost generation🌞

[@marieturk5468]

I picked this video bc it was the first one that popped up but why are you actually so funny and entertaining to watch👏

[@jollimaiahtacksworth]

in both Samoa and New Zealand, we don't consider it to be Australia, it's Oceania. Since we're the ones who live in it, I think we should get the say about what it's called

[@ubt__________]

Nah your country is completely irrelevant lmao

[@hananmusovich]

"australasia" is often used to refer to both nz and Australia together, so he might have got confused by that

[@poultrymaster8988]

I’d love to see you collab with gus one day

[@MattColbo]

poultry master Gus is a cool cat that’s for sure

[@bartholomewdan]

@@MattColbo And today you became Gus. Good job.

[@megacody1018]

When I left school one of the first things I did was learn about all the countries in the world and their capitals coz all I learnt from geography in school was about rocks 😂. Thought to myself if I live in the world I should have some basic knowledge about where everything is. I think everyone should know this info at least. Great video mate, love from the UK (which you didn't mention 😭) 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Cosm0_0Xx]

This guys a good laugh good job making this not just educational but u made it fun

[@sreejitakarmakar8488]

I like how casually you just said South Korea and BTS popped up.

[@noelanoelanoelanoelanoela]

lol i was looking for someone to point that out

[@t1mema]

Hi, one correction (not sure if it's been mentioned yet), Australia is a continent as well as country, however, the continent of Australia is not the same as Oceania. Oceania is a geographical region that spans multiple geographic continents and tectonic plates. On the other hand, the continent of Australia includes only the countries Australia and New Guinea.

[@KhoPhi]

Thank you for mentioning Ghana. It's an honor to be featured in your masterclass

[@_invincibella]

i watched ur 12 sec "when you rearrange your room" and it earned you a subscriber. was sad i couldn't comment on it tho 🥺 great stuff!

[@whiteheavn]

damn you're just like me, when I was a kid my dad randomly bought me an Atlas book, and then I just realized that I'm into map or geography thing

[@eliscerebralrecyclingbin7812]

“RIP 200 million people, I guess.” (2:30) 2 seconds later: “There’s, like, 1.1 billion people in India.” Shows a picture that says 1.3 billion Me: “Oh, so THAT’S where they went!”

[@kyleroutman2358]

Just found your channel your hilarious and your vids get me through the work day😂

[@irinacuc]

This just made my day

[@Gattsu_the_struggler]

“Australia’s doing really well in 2020” Australia is currently the best place in the world to live...

[@kaylajungxo]

and i thought you were just a good ol’ taxi driver

[@madeleinep.828]

I am new to this channel and I’m thankful to the algorithm today.

[@gettingk-ultivatewtuang8076]

Matt colbo, I came across this video after watching your parody for Tom scott and thank you shouting out Burma (Myanmar) which is where I'm from. Because of that alone imma subscribe. 👏

[@emmettwalker1014]

He’s like the nice teacher that makes dumb jokes but all the kids like because of it

[@soraya3422]

Am I the only one who thinks he has this "prince" look to him. Idk he just looks like a prince he should be in a Disney movie

[@Alice3456able]

did not expect such a chill and hip outro for this video

[@adamclarkemmerson8062]

Thanks for the video bro!