The two American continents were named after which Florentine geographer?
AAmerigo Vespucci
BPedro Alvares Cabral
CBartolome las Casas
DFrancisco Pizarro
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Amerigo Vespucci
1. He realised how large the lands were.
2. Amerigo Vespucci gave America its name.
3. A German publisher first used it in 1507.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Themes in World History, Theme 8, Confrontation of Cultures._
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