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The term Mongoloid (or less often Sinoid) describes a proposed but easily identifiable race of humans, most of whom live in North Asia, East Asia, Oceania or the Americas as natives. Taxonomy does recognize, and has always recognized, homo sapiens as a polytypic species. The Han Chinese are by far the largest Mongoloid group; indeed, they are the largest ethnic group of any race. Other Mongoloids include many smaller groups in Central Asia and the Arctic regions such as the Yakuts, Eskimos, Tibetans, and, of course, Mongolians. Public domain, this picture in pigs File links The following pages link to this file: Genghis Khan Mongoloid ... Public domain, this picture in pigs File links The following pages link to this file: Genghis Khan Mongoloid ... Bunun dancer just before her performance in Lona, Taiwan. ... Bunun dancer just before her performance in Lona, Taiwan. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A race is a distinct population of humans distinguished in some way from other humans. ... North Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... East Asia can be defined in either cultural or geographic terms. ... Map of Oceania. ... The Americas is an alternative name in the English language for the continent of America, to distinguish it from the United States of America, which is often just called America. ... Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: 汉族; Traditional Chinese: 漢族; pinyin: ) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... Yakuts, self-designation: Sakha, are a Turkic people associated with Yakutia/Sakha Republic. ... Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ... A Tibetan pilgrim The Tibetans speak the Tibetan language natively and form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), although in anthropological terms they include more than one ethnic group. ...

The peoples of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines are considered Mongoloid according to the four-race theory; however, they are quite genetically distinct from their neighbors to the north and may be considered a different race. This is also true of the Amerindians. Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

Epicanthal folds and oblique palpable fissures that create almond-shaped eyes are common among most Mongoloid individuals, though their occurence among Amerindians is almost absent. Most exhibit Mongolian spot from birth to about age four. The vast majority also have straight, black hair and dark brown eyes, and most have broad, relatively flat faces as well. A supposed high intelligence is another associated trait, though linking intelligence to race is often a controversial or even questionable issue. See also Race and intelligence and Model Minority. An epicanthal fold, epicanthic fold or epicanthus is a skin fold of the upper eyelid (from the nose to the inner side of the eyebrow) covering the inner corner (medial canthus) of the eye. ... A severe case of Mongolian spot on an Asian infant The term Mongolian Spot or Mongolian Blue Spot refers to a bluish-gray birthmark usually on the sacral area of normal infants. ... Approximate cumulative IQ distributions in the U.S. based on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IQs for Whites (mean = 101. ... Cover of Newsweek featuring an article on the success of Asian American students The term model minority refers to a minority racial group that is unusually successful in its country. ...

Since people with the disability Down syndrome have some superficial Mongoloid facial features, the term "Mongoloid" was once also used as a synonym for "retarded". This usage, once neutral, is now considered offensive. The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ...

Genetically, Mongoloid populations are considered to be a division of the Northern Eurasian Supercluster, which comprises both Caucasoids (Western Eurasians) and Mongoloids (Eastern Eurasians). The other three major population clusters (or macro-races) of humanity are the Capoids, Negroids and Australoids. These various divisions of humanity have interbred throughout history and pre-history, making racial classification a more generalized form of taxonomy than an absolute one. Sometimes referred to simply as the Eurasian Supercluster and one of the three major genetic clusters of human populations, along with the African or Negroid cluster and the Australoid (or Southern Eurasian) cluster. ... Typical Caucasoid Skull Caucasoid describes humans primarily from Europe, the Middle East (Western Asia), North Africa, most parts of the Indian subcontinent as well as parts of Central Asia, and was one of the four major races recognized by nineteenth century racial theories. ... Main article: Eurasia The term Eurasian refers to the cultural ties and linkages between those in a wider view of the Eurasian continent, centering on the Silk Road, and Central Asia as the nursery of human civilization, from which all other cultures draw a common influence. ... Capoid One of the five macro-racial groups often recognized by physical anthropologists (along with Negroids, Australoids, Caucasoids and Mongoloids), and one of the four major genetic clusters recognized by geneticists (along with Negroids, Australoids and Eurasians, the last of which includes both the Caucasoid and Mongoloid populations). ... Typical Negroid Skull Negroid describes the racial classification of humans from Equatorial Africa, North Africa, parts of the Indian subcontinent, and some areas of southeast [[asia], and was one of the four major races as recognized by nineteenth century racial theories. ... Australoid describes the race of humans primarily from Australia, and was one of the four major races as recognized by 19th century racial theories. ... History is a term for information about the past. ...

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Categories: Physical anthropology | Race Typical Negroid Skull Negroid describes the racial classification of humans from Equatorial Africa, North Africa, parts of the Indian subcontinent, and some areas of southeast [[asia], and was one of the four major races as recognized by nineteenth century racial theories. ... Typical Caucasoid Skull Caucasoid describes humans primarily from Europe, the Middle East (Western Asia), North Africa, most parts of the Indian subcontinent as well as parts of Central Asia, and was one of the four major races recognized by nineteenth century racial theories. ... Australoid describes the race of humans primarily from Australia, and was one of the four major races as recognized by 19th century racial theories. ... Capoid One of the five macro-racial groups often recognized by physical anthropologists (along with Negroids, Australoids, Caucasoids and Mongoloids), and one of the four major genetic clusters recognized by geneticists (along with Negroids, Australoids and Eurasians, the last of which includes both the Caucasoid and Mongoloid populations). ... Main article: Eurasia The term Eurasian refers to the cultural ties and linkages between those in a wider view of the Eurasian continent, centering on the Silk Road, and Central Asia as the nursery of human civilization, from which all other cultures draw a common influence. ... One of the four major genetic clusters of human populations comprising the people indigenous to Southern India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Micronesia, Melanesia and Australia. ... Oriental in its most literal form means of or from the Orient, as opposed to Occidental meaning from the Occident. ... The term Asian can refer to something or someone from Asia. ...

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