▲ 341 ▼ Chance of Being Born in Each Continent in 2026 (media.piefed.world) submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (8 children) Wait when was Russia part of Europe. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) since 80% of its population was in the european side permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago Ive been lied to my whole life! permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 10 months ago (5 children) Western part is in Europe, east of the Caucasus mountains is Asia. Map is slightly ehh in that regard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (4 children) I think you might be confusing the Ural Mountains with the Caucasus Mountains? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Russia west of the Ural mountains is Europe, east is Asia. But the Caucasus mountains are also a border between Europe and Asia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a "continent" but here we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago That's how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Yea sorry, it's been over a decade since I last had Geography class lmao permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 12 points 10 months ago (1 child) since 80% of its population was in the european side permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago Ive been lied to my whole life! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago Ive been lied to my whole life! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 10 months ago (5 children) Western part is in Europe, east of the Caucasus mountains is Asia. Map is slightly ehh in that regard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (4 children) I think you might be confusing the Ural Mountains with the Caucasus Mountains? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Russia west of the Ural mountains is Europe, east is Asia. But the Caucasus mountains are also a border between Europe and Asia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a "continent" but here we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago That's how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Yea sorry, it's been over a decade since I last had Geography class lmao permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (4 children) I think you might be confusing the Ural Mountains with the Caucasus Mountains? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Russia west of the Ural mountains is Europe, east is Asia. But the Caucasus mountains are also a border between Europe and Asia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a "continent" but here we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago That's how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Yea sorry, it's been over a decade since I last had Geography class lmao permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Russia west of the Ural mountains is Europe, east is Asia. But the Caucasus mountains are also a border between Europe and Asia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a "continent" but here we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago That's how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Thus proving the almost total arbitrariness of defining Europe as a "continent" but here we are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago That's how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago That's how the Romans divided the world thousands of years ago and it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago Yea sorry, it's been over a decade since I last had Geography class lmao permalink fedilink source parent
