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minus-squareinvertedspear@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoWhat delineates Europe from Asia that shouldn’t also delineate India from Asia? Not trying to be argumentative, curious. I’ve always heard of India as a subcontinent, and when explained why it seems like Europe fits the same description.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoLarge mountain ranges (the Urals for Europe-Asia and the Himalayas for India-rest-of-Asia).
What delineates Europe from Asia that shouldn’t also delineate India from Asia?
Not trying to be argumentative, curious. I’ve always heard of India as a subcontinent, and when explained why it seems like Europe fits the same description.
Large mountain ranges (the Urals for Europe-Asia and the Himalayas for India-rest-of-Asia).