Human races are historically formed within the species Homo sapiens of a group of people. They differ in their secondary physical features - the cut of the eyes, the color of the skin, the structure of the hair, etc.
Большая европеоидная раса (около 42% населения Earth) on the intensity of skin and hair pigmentation is divided into three groups: southern, northern and intermediate. Depending on the features of pigmentation and the "head index" in these groups, small races (of the 2nd and 3rd order) also stand out.
The head index is the proportionsthe skull and the ratio of the width of the head to its length. For example, in the northern group stand out the Baltic and Nordic small races. In its intermediate group distinguish the Alpine, East European and Central European races. In the southern group, in the Indo-Mediterranean race, the Mediterranean and Armenoic small races are distinguished.
The race is characterized by direct orslightly wavy fair-haired (from light to dark shades) hair, fair skin; gray, quads-green, gray-green, blue wide-open eyes; a narrow protruding nose, a moderately developed chin, an average thickness of lips, a developed hairline in men on the face.
Европеоидная раса является одной из основных large races. It is divided into several types: Nordic, Subadriatic, Atlanto-Baltic, False, East-Baltic, Mediterranean, Central-Eastern European, Balkan-Caucasian, Caspian, Asiatic, Indo-Afghan.
The race of Europe whose origin is connectedwith a common initial habitat for the bulk of its representatives, was initially spread to territories that covered certain areas of southern Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. Now Caucasians live on all continents.
The Nordic type is widespread in the NorthEurope among the Kashubians, Western Latvians and Estonians, Komis, part of Russians, Northern Karelians, southwestern Finns, Norwegians, Irishmen, Swedes, Germans of the northwestern regions, English, Dutch, Northern French, etc. The following are typical features of this type: meso- and dolichocephaly; leptosomal, normocostic physique; high growth; straight or wavy hair structure; blond, fair-haired, ashy hair color; high base of nose; deep lower jaw; narrow, angular chin; the developed growth of the beard and mustache; average body hair growth; thin white skin with a pinkish tinge.
Although initially the area of the formation of the race was closeEurope and the Near East (it was there that the European race was formed), the characteristics of its subgroups differ in different parameters depending on the geographic features of the places of further resettlement of its representatives, the conditions of their life, and so on.
Atlanto-Baltic type is especially common interritory of Latvia and Estonia, Great Britain, Scandinavian countries. It is characterized by a particularly light pigmentation of the skin, as well as hair and eyes, mesocephaly, large nose length, high growth, developed tertiary hairline.
Subadriatic (Norian or Noric) typeis described as subbriichial, to which medium growth, brown hair is characteristic. Distributed in Luxembourg, Champagne, Franche-Comté, in the Dutch province of Zealand, in the north of the duchy of Baden, in the Rhine province, in southeastern Bohemia, in eastern Bavaria; is found among the Slovenes, in Lombardy and the Venetian region.
The Fal'ian type is characterized by the highest growthamong Europeans, mesodolichocephaly, stocky physique, broad shoulders, massive lower jaw, cheeky, broad face, developed superciliary arches, blue or gray eyes, low rectangular eye sockets, stiff wavy light (reddish) hair. This type is common in Westphalia and Scandinavia.
The race in different classifications can be called differently. It is often possible to find such synonyms of this term as Caucasian or Eurasian race.
