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The ] of '''Africa-Eurasia''' (or '''Afro-Eurasia''') is the world's largest land mass and contains around 85% of the human population. It is typically subdivided into the ] ] and ] (which is culturally, but not geographically, divided into ] and ]) by drawing a line at the ] |
The ] of '''Africa-Eurasia''' (or '''Afro-Eurasia''') is the world's largest land mass and contains around 85% of the human population. It is typically subdivided into the ] ] and ] (which is culturally, but not geographically, divided into ] and ]) by drawing a line at the ]. Historians of the ] school may subdivide it into Eurasia-] and ], based on differing agricultural systems. (See ] for example.) | ||
Some geographers and historians have referred to it as '''Eurafrasia''' or '''Afrasia''' (omitting the European ]), although these terms have never come into general use. Sometimes it has also been referred as the '''World Island''', especially in ]. | Some geographers and historians have referred to it as '''Eurafrasia''' or '''Afrasia''' (omitting the European ]), although these terms have never come into general use. Sometimes it has also been referred as the '''World Island''', especially in ]. |
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The supercontinent of Africa-Eurasia (or Afro-Eurasia) is the world's largest land mass and contains around 85% of the human population. It is typically subdivided into the continents Africa and Eurasia (which is culturally, but not geographically, divided into Europe and Asia) by drawing a line at the Suez Canal. Historians of the cultural materialism school may subdivide it into Eurasia-North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, based on differing agricultural systems. (See Guns, Germs, and Steel for example.)
Some geographers and historians have referred to it as Eurafrasia or Afrasia (omitting the European peninsula), although these terms have never come into general use. Sometimes it has also been referred as the World Island, especially in geopolitics.
The Old World includes Africa-Eurasia and its surrounding islands.
- Eurasia
- Africa
- North Africa (sometimes moved to the list above)
- West Africa
- Central Africa
- East Africa
- Southern Africa