Why Are Europe and Asia Counted as Two Separate Continents?

separating two continents imaginary line, It starts from the Ural Mountains in the north of Russia and extends to the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea in the south, and even to the western coast of our country.

In fact, all of Europe and Asia Eurasia We say, and since we are in the middle of this intersection, the debate arises as to whether Turkey is a European country or an Asian country. Let’s see what is the reason for this situation…

Although we have 7 continents according to the general acceptance, there are many differences on this issue.

Of the 13 scientific articles discussing the subject;

• 6 of them; 7 continent model
• 3 of them; The 5-continent model, which accepts Europe and Asia as one continent, and North America and South America as one continent.
• 2 of them; 6-continent model that considers Europe and Asia as one continent
• 1; 6-continent model that accepts North America and South America as one continent
• The remaining 1 accepts the 4-continent model, which accepts Africa, Europe and Asia as a single continent.

When we look at the tectonic plates of the world, we see that Eurasia should actually be counted as a single continent.

In this case, the Bosphorus does not actually separate the two continents.

well if we consider only the land factor indeed, Europe and Asia should have been one continent.

So why were Europe and Asia counted separately in the 7-continent model?

the border between Asia and Europe for the first time Hekataios in the 6th century BC had drawn. In other words, it is a product of Eurocentric thinking. European geographers of the period said that the only thing that separates the continents is not the land, but cultural differences are also very important. in existing continents Considering that there are cultural differences, it can be said that European geographers want to keep themselves separate from other continents.

China and India They said that countries like Europe alone occupied areas as wide as Europe, but that no one would try to count them as a separate continent from Asia. They stated that Asia and Europe are very different in terms of language and ethnicity. But culture wasn’t the only reason, political reasons was effective in this distinction.

You see, one day the number of continents will decrease from 7 to 6 or increase to 8. After all, we once considered Pluto a planet, our planet count has dropped from 9 to 8.

Considering Europe and Asia as one continent if you are on the defensive we have good news for you.

After many years, the continents came together again as they used to be. one huge continent it will become. You will not be able to witness this, but it must have sprinkled some water inside you.

Sources: 1, 2