The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 个月前Chance of Being Born in Each Continent in 2026media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1365
arrow-up1365imageChance of Being Born in Each Continent in 2026media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 个月前message-square102fedilink
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 个月前Russia west of the Ural mountains is Europe, east is Asia. But the Caucasus mountains are also a border between Europe and Asia.
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 个月前Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a “continent” but here we are.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 个月前That’s how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck.
Russia west of the Ural mountains is Europe, east is Asia. But the Caucasus mountains are also a border between Europe and Asia.
Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a “continent” but here we are.
That’s how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck.