Write a brief note on the two continents that make up Eurasia.
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Eurasia is the combined landmass of Europe and Asia in the northern part of the Earth. It has the Atlantic Ocean on its west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The Arctic Ocean is to its north, and the Mediterranean and Pacific Ocean to its south.
Some geographers say Eurasia is one continent, because unlike the Americas or Africa, Europe and Asia are mostly on the same tectonic plate and do not have a sea between them. The Ancient Greeks divided the world they knew into Europe, Asia and Africa. Knowing little of the land north of the Black Sea, they took that and the Sea of Marmara as dividing Europe from Asia. Since then, people have talked about Asia and Europe as two regions so it is now a tradition.
Sometimes Eurasia is divided into West Eurasia and East Eurasia. West Eurasia is Europe and the Middle East. Historians sometimes add North Africa to West Eurasia because the Sahara Desert divides North Africa from the other parts of Africa and it is as difficult to cross as a sea.
The OECD’s Eurasia activities involve 13 countries extending from the borders of the European Union to the Far East:
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Republic of Moldova Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Turkey