Africa-Eurasia

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The supercontinent of Africa-Eurasia is the world's largest land mass and contains around 85% of its human population. Some geographers have referred to this continental grouping as Eurafrasia, although this term has never come into general use. Sometimes it has been also refered as the Great World Island. Another term is Old World, but this may also include Australasia.

Africa-Eurasia can be subdivided into Africa and Eurasia by drawing a line somewhere near the Suez Canal. Africa-Eurasia can be further divided into numerous subregions:

Asia

• Middle East - Anatolia, Levant, Mesopotamia, Arabian Peninsula, Iranian Plateau
• Indian Subcontinent
• East Asia
• Central Asia
• Siberia
• Southeast Asia - Indochina, Malay Peninsula

Europe

• Scandinavia
• Iberian Peninsula
• Italian Peninsula
• Balkan Peninsula
• British Isles
• Central Europe
• Southern Europe
• Western Europe
• Eastern Europe
• Northern Europe

Africa

• East Africa
• Central Africa
• West Africa
• Southern Africa
• North Africa
• Bulge of Africa
• Horn of Africa

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