Geographic Question
May 13th 2008 08:39 pm
Why do so many place names begin and end with “A”?
Continents…
Asia, America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia…and states…
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona…and nations…
Abyssinia, Andorra, Angola, Antigua, Arabia, Argentina, Armenia, Austria…and cities and regions…
Alexandria, Ankara, Appalachia, Atlanta, Augusta, Aurora