Well, they would have to really be something to restart that debate on this. The peninsula that contains most of Turkey is/was called Asia Minor. End of story.
Scotland is a sufficiently large land mass and there are (historically or else defined) borders to its environment. As long as you do not want to call it a continent, it makes a lot of sense to call Scotland a region.
Siberia is a region. Vatican City is a country. Size is not a factor. South Sudan is a country. Mesopotamia is not. Historically defined borders is not a factor. (I'm agreeing with you)
Ok then. Tell us. How to call Scotland to not get comments like "well technically, it is a part of the UK so it's not a sovering country and therefore shouldn't be on this quiz" ??? I can't wait to see what you will come up with.
1. Caledonia was a region in Roman times. There was no province of Caledonia. So the quiz placing Caledonia in the Region category is legitimate regardless of your feelings about Scotland.
2. Caledonia still is the Region loosely equivalent to Scotland the political entity, and since the two are equated so readily, it would also make sense that Scotland be considered a Region by definition.
3. A Region can simply mean any physical area of geography which we have defined, a catch-all if you like. The Region of England exists, and it kinda looks like England today. The Region of Yorkshire exists, but in reality it's split up into four useful bits. Region is arbitrary.
Had the author put Continent, Oblast or Village, I could perhaps see the frustration.
Because it's a nation. If you're wanting to go by some of the above definitions. We are a nation which is currently part of the UK, like Wales and Northern Ireland. We have our own government, our own specific legal and education systems which are separate from the rest of the UK. Region is just not the right term 🏴🙊🙈🙉🏴
Imo countries are regions too, region just mean area. And calling it a region is basicly making an effort not to call it anything, not specifying it. Wether it is the best way is debatable (but it will be debated anyway ). But there is nothing incorrect about it.
I think calling it "country", with quotes, is worse. That can piss of both sides and feels wrong whichever side you are on. (One side feels it is being called something it is not, the other side feels it is being called fake. Not calling it anything is not such a bad idea imo.
Having read Asterix is a big help! Nice quiz. Just one thing - there were dozens of Mediolanums. Someone's even written a book about them. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/11/ancient-paths-graham-robb-review
I enjoyed the quiz but I really don't think Scotland should be termed a region as I've mentioned in a couple of responses to comments above. We're a nation, with our own elected parliament, plus our own legal and educational systems separate from the rest of the UK. 'Region' to someone in the UK, not just Scotland, sounds like, I don't know, the Trossachs here in Scotland, or the Lake District in England. A geographical area is not the same as a nation, and I think the term region is misleading and misguided.
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2. Caledonia still is the Region loosely equivalent to Scotland the political entity, and since the two are equated so readily, it would also make sense that Scotland be considered a Region by definition.
3. A Region can simply mean any physical area of geography which we have defined, a catch-all if you like. The Region of England exists, and it kinda looks like England today. The Region of Yorkshire exists, but in reality it's split up into four useful bits. Region is arbitrary.
Had the author put Continent, Oblast or Village, I could perhaps see the frustration.
I think calling it "country", with quotes, is worse. That can piss of both sides and feels wrong whichever side you are on. (One side feels it is being called something it is not, the other side feels it is being called fake. Not calling it anything is not such a bad idea imo.