Solomon Islands is tricky. On a map it just appears to be so small, but in reality it is larger than most of us may think. I blame the Mercator Projection ;)
I was actually thinking, that Solomon Islands might be there, but then I typed in Fiji and it was not accepted, so I did not even bother to type Solomon Islands, because I was 100 % convinced, it is just slightly smaller than Fiji and that Fiji is the 2nd biggest in Ocenia. Well, it is in terms of population. But not in terms of area. That one is especially tricky, because the mercator projection + division into many islands makes Solomon Islands look much smaller than Fiji on any map. Will not forget this fact again.
indeed, it is an opinion, if it was a fact than a three year old would ace it too, or any random person from the street. And easy is an opinion, but too easy even more so.
Just to clear this up: Australia is sometimes considered a continent, especially in a geographical sense, therefore disqualifying it as an island. It is filled in from the start for those who consider it an island. Also, a country can have international borders and still be an island country. For example, the United Kingdom shares a border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland, but this does not mean the Republic of Ireland is not a country. The same goes for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, who both share the island of New Guinea, making them island countries.
Just out of curiosity. When is an island an island? Artificial islands count, right? But what if you dig a canal? If one of the two pieces of land on either side is then surrounded by water and only reached by crossing bridges or taking a ferry, has it become an island? If the answer is yes, then Denmark becomes interesting, as there is the Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) which separates the Northern tip of Germany which borders Denmark. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal
The border of Africa and Asia was not determined by the Suez canal. The Suez canal was built on the border of Africa and Asia. Also, using a simple definition of 'island,' like what you are doing, would make many places an island. South America would be an island to North America and vice versa due to the Panama canal. Africa would be an island to Asia and Europe due to the Suez canal and Mediterranean sea respectively. Singapore could arguably not be an island due to the Johor-Singapore causeway. Good try though.
Might have something to do with the fact that part of Malaysia lies on continental Asia while the description namely asks for countries that are locatet completely on islands. Just a wild guess. :-)
Why is Australia a continent. In my opinion Oceania is the right term because if it takes up like 80% of landmass then Europe should be called Russia or North America should be called Canada
I prefer Oceania too. However, Australia is considered a physical continent, in terms of geology (which I will not even pretend to be knowledgeable about). However, I will say that 'continents' in the way that I use, and the way I see most often used in general, are essentially man-made regions. There is no reason as far as I'm aware that Hawaii should be grouped with Australia under Oceania, other than that us humans like to group everything into neat catagories, and Hawaii is historically a Polynesian region like much closer territories to Australia (New Zealand for example) so we can justify that decision. This quiz discounts Australia because it is a continental landmass. Yes it is arbitrary and based on a weird agglomeration of different understandings of what a continent is, but it has wide acceptance and often that is above all the most important quality.
The justification that I've seen is that unlike other continents which are defined by a landmass, Oceania is defined by an ocean. Doesn't really explain why places like Japan aren't a part of Oceania although I guess you could say that Japan is just too close to Asia whereas Hawaii isn't close to any continent.
The title says it all. A country is a country, and doesn't include territories. Greenland is sometimes treated like a country, but here on Jetpunk it is always considered a territory and will be until it formally becomes independent.
MAJORITY OF US THINK IT IS 100% ISLANDS NOT PART OF AN ISLAND! HAITI IS NOT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ISLANDS NOT PART OF AN ISLAND for example: Haiti isn't one hundred percent surrounded by water... same with Ireland + UK, Indonesia + Papua New Guinea
Sure, Haiti has a land border, but it is completely located on an island, shared by the Dominican Republic. Also, it is not majority people who say this, I have never heard someone argue against Indonesia or Ireland not being considered an island country.
It's quite a simple concept. Haiti is entirely on the island of Hispaniola. It shares the island with the Dominican Republic. Therefore, it is an island country with a border with another island country.
Actually you're the only one I've seen complain about this. Personally, I found it to be painfully obvious what the maker of the quiz meant by the description. Pro tip: get better cognitive skills.
It might be because when you see a map of Europe, it is always more zoomed in than maps of other continents, probably because it is so small and it fits the same space in greater magnification. So parts of it seems way larger. But when you look at a world map, Europe is actually way smaller than other continents and Cyprus on a world map is really tiny.
If you took this quiz, you might be interested in "Five biggest islands by country" - https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/108464/five-biggest-islands-by-country
Sri Lanka doesn't really border India. There was a land bridge that was destroyed by nature hundreds of years back, and today the "border" is always underwater. It's a really weird situation...
Greenland is not a sovereign nation. Also, in order to be called an island country, all the territory must be insular, even if there is more population on the islands as per Denmark. Denmark is the only country to have this anomaly that I can think of.
It is functionally a country in all forms except for recognition (thanks to the Mainland China's influence). On Jetpunk quizzes, though, it's fair game as a country (one of three non-UN nations which appears on Jetpunk, Vatican City and Kosovo are the other two).
Happens to the best of us.
I almost thought Iceland didn't even exist because I thought it should be renamed Greenland and Greenland renamed Iceland.
But really, what do you mean they are easy?
That's all you.
I don't know how you can forget something, you just forget it.