Continents are not defined by tectonic plates, for example Eurasia is separated by an imaginary line. There is no universally agreed upon definition of what exactly earths continents are either.

as long as you don’t do it greedily you should be fine

Yes, but not for slavery this time, but for fresh water in the decades ahead of climate change. Those freshwater Great Lakes will be awfully attractive 100 years from now.

we’re already on the edge of civil war over clumps of undifferentiated cells and pronouns. absolutely yes

We’d have to change all the names!

Canada’s pants become Canada shorts and Canada socks