Some two dozen major regions have "land" as part of their names -- half of them in Europe. Others include regions in Asia and America as well as the Pacific.
Beginning with Scotland, Ireland and England, whose names reflect their populations, there are others named after their climate or geography,
These are, of course, the Scots, the Irish and the Anglo-Saxons. Then there are the Jutes of Jutland, the Germans of Deutschland, and those who live in the Highlands (Hochland or Holland) and the Netherlands (Lowlands) of the nearby nation.
Also in Europe, there are Finland, Lapland, Switzerland and Poland, plus Greenland, Iceland and Newfoundland as people crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
In addition, there is Maryland in America, Thailand and Swaziland in Asia and Africa, as well as Baffin Island and others that likewise separate their names. These include Long Island, the Mariana Islands, Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands.
And we must not forget Zealand in Scandinavia, whose ancestors gave their name to New Zealand in the South Pacific.
Beginning with Scotland, Ireland and England, whose names reflect their populations, there are others named after their climate or geography,
These are, of course, the Scots, the Irish and the Anglo-Saxons. Then there are the Jutes of Jutland, the Germans of Deutschland, and those who live in the Highlands (Hochland or Holland) and the Netherlands (Lowlands) of the nearby nation.
Also in Europe, there are Finland, Lapland, Switzerland and Poland, plus Greenland, Iceland and Newfoundland as people crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
In addition, there is Maryland in America, Thailand and Swaziland in Asia and Africa, as well as Baffin Island and others that likewise separate their names. These include Long Island, the Mariana Islands, Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands.
And we must not forget Zealand in Scandinavia, whose ancestors gave their name to New Zealand in the South Pacific.
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