Afro-Eurasia[1] or less commonly Afrasia[2] or Eurafrasia[2] are terms used to describe Eurasia and Africa as one continent. For the superstate in George Orwell 's novel see Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions The constituent landmasses contain around 85% of the world population (around 5. Not to be confused with Land mass. A landmass is a large continuous area of land. The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time 7 billion people). [3]
Normally, it is divided at the Suez Canal into Eurasia and Africa, the former of which can be subdivided into Europe and Asia. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation It can be divided alternatively into Eurasia-North Africa and Subsahara for cultural and historical reasons. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries [4]
The mainland of Afro-Eurasia (excluding islands such as the British Isles, Japan, the Malay Archipelago and Madagascar) has been referred to as the World Island. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Malay Archipelago is a name given to the Archipelago located between mainland Southeastern Asia ( Indochina) and Australia. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern (The term may have been coined by Sir Halford John Mackinder in The Geographical Pivot of History. The Geographical Pivot of History was an article submitted by Halford John Mackinder in 1904 to the Royal Geographical Society that advanced his [5])
The Old World refers to Africa, Asia, Europe, and their surrounding islands as separate landmasses. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century
In geological terms, Afro-Eurasia is expected to be a supercontinent when Africa collides with Europe. For the superstate in George Orwell 's novel see Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four. North Asia or Northern Asia is sometimes defined as a Subregion of Asia consisting only of the Asian portion of Russia. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe ' Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The term Southern Europe can have four definitions geographical political climatic phytogeographic North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. Central Africa is a core Region of the African Continent often considered to include Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. Southern Africa is the Southernmost Region of the African Continent, variably defined by Geography or Geopolitics. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit In Geology, a supercontinent is a Landmass comprising more than one Continental core or Craton. This is estimated to happen over 600,000 years from now, when the southern tip of Spain reaches Africa. When this happens, the Mediterranean Sea will be isolated from the Atlantic Ocean. Africa is expected to collide with Europe completely over 50 million years from now, closing the Mediterranean, and creating new, future mountain ranges (with an addition to the Alps). A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys [6]
References
- ^ Frank, Andre G. (1998), ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age, University of California Press, ISBN 978-0520214743
- ^ a b For example, Henry Field uses both terms in The University of California African Expedition: I, Egypt. Andre Gunder Frank ( Berlin, February 24, 1929 &ndash Luxembourg, April 23, 2005) was a German economic historian and sociologist Henry Field ( December 15, 1902 – January 4, 1986) was an American Anthropologist. American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 50, No. 3, Part 1 (Jul. - Sep. , 1948), pp. 479-493.
- ^ Based upon population estimates for 2007 cited in a UN report, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision (Highlights).
- ^ Diamond, Jared (1997), Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-03891-2
- ^ See Francis P. TemplateInfobox writer --> Jared Mason Diamond (b 10 September, 1937) is an American Evolutionary biologist Guns Germs and Steel The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond, professor of Geography and Physiology at UCLA Sempa, Mackinder's World
- ^ Africa will collide Europe and Asia, 50 Million years from now
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