2. What is the difference between
races and ethnic groups?
• Races: • Ethnic groups:
A group of people Relating to or
related by common characteristic of a
descent or heredity. human group having
racial, religious,
linguistic, and certain
other traits in
common.
4. The three main races
of Asia are:
Australoid: Includes
principally people from the
Australian Aborigines.
Sometimes includes also
Papuans, Melanesians,
various small-statured
peoples (as Negritos), and
some of the tribes of
central and southern India.
5. Caucasian: This racial division of
humankind, is marked by fair to dark skin,
straight to tightly curled hair, and light to very
dark eyes, and originally inhabiting Europe,
parts of North Africa, western Asia, and India.
6. And the main Race of Asia:
Mongoloid: This racial
division of humankind,
marked by yellowish
complexion, prominent
cheekbones,
epicanthic folds about
the eyes, and straight
black hair.
7. This is the main race
because the biggest
part of the population
in Asia is Mongoloid.
It includes the Mongols,
Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese,
Annamese, Siamese, Burmese and
Tibetans.
8. But some people do not agree
with the classification of
“races”. Some reasons are that
it generates conflicts and
promotes racism.