Comment by ssimpson

I could see how that happens. Generally American <location> means the US, where if you were talking about the southern or central continent, you'd see South America, or Central America, much like North America. American South generally refers to the area south of what is called the "Mason-Dixon Line" and as far West as Texas. Texas is also part of the American Southwest, which includes California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Texas, maybe sometimes Colorado.