Modern Civilizations K75

Africa:

• Benin and Togo: Region with diverse ethnic groups known for their rich cultural heritage.
• Central Bantu: Includes populations from central Africa speaking Bantu languages.
• Eastern Bantu: Represents Bantu-speaking groups from eastern parts of the continent.
• Egypt: Known for ancient civilization; North African Arab and Coptic communities.
• Ethiopia: Mix of Semitic, Cushitic, and Nilotic ethnic groups with ancient cultures.
• Ivory Coast and Ghana: West African nations with diverse ethnic communities.
• Liberia and Sierra Leone: West African regions with shared linguistic and cultural ties.
• Maghreb: North African region, predominantly Arab-Berber populations.
• Mali: Diverse ethno-linguistic groups with rich historical heritage.
• Nigeria: Africa’s most populous country with numerous ethnic groups and languages.
• Nilotic Ethiopia: Refers to Nilotic ethnic groups found in Ethiopia.
• Nilotic Great Lakes region: Encompasses Nilotic peoples around the Great Lakes of Africa.
• Nilotic Sudan: Represents Sudan's Nilotic-speaking populations.
• Omotic: Indigenous ethnicity in southwestern Ethiopia speaking Omotic languages.
• Pygmies: Indigenous groups traditionally inhabiting Central African rainforests.
• Senegambian: Covers ethnic groups in Senegal and Gambia with shared cultural ties.
• Somalia and North East Kenya: Somali ethnic groups in Horn of Africa and adjacent regions.
• South African Hunter Gatherers: Indigenous communities like the Khoisan of Southern Africa.
• South Eastern Bantu: Bantu-speaking people located in southeastern Africa.

Arctic and Native American:

• Arctic: Indigenous peoples inhabiting the northernmost polar regions.
• Native Andean: Indigenous populations from the Andes mountain range.
• Native Caribbean Amazonia and Chaco: Encompasses native groups from these diverse regions.
• Native Central Amerindian: Indigenous peoples of Central America.
• Native Patagonia: Indigenous communities inhabiting the Southern Cone.
• Native South West USA and Mexico: Indigenous groups in southwestern USA and northern Mexico.
• North Amerindian: Native communities in the northern parts of America.
• North East Amerindian: Indigenous groups located in northeastern regions of North America.

Central and South Asia:

• Bengal: Includes populations from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.
• East Pakistan and North India: Ethnic groups spanning northern India and eastern Pakistan.
• Nepal and Himalayan Foothills: Diverse ethnicities residing in mountainous Nepal and surrounding regions.
• North Central Asia: Populations of central Asian steppes and highlands.
• South Central Asia: Represents various ethnolinguistic groups of southern parts of Central Asia.
• South India and Sri Lanka: Dravidian-speaking and Sinhala/Tamil populations.
• Tajikistan: Central Asian nation with predominantly Tajik ethnic groups.
• West Central Asia: Covers ethnic groups of western parts of Central Asia.

East Asia:

• Central and East Siberia: Indigenous populations of Siberia’s central and eastern regions.
• China: Represents Han and other minority ethnic groups across China.
• East Central Asia: Populations living in eastern-central Asian regions.
• Korea and Japan: Ethnically distinct East Asian nations with rich cultural heritage.
• Philippines and Taiwan: Filipino and indigenous Taiwanese ethnic groups.
• South East Asia: Diverse ethnic communities found in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia.
• South East China: Ethnic minorities living in southeastern provinces of China.
• South West China: Populations in southwestern parts of the Chinese mainland.
• Tibetan: Ethnic group primarily residing on the Tibetan Plateau.
• Tungusic: Indigenous peoples of Northeast Asia speaking Tungusic languages.
• Vietnam and Southern China: Ethnic Vietnamese and cross-border southern Chinese groups.

Eurasia:

• Ural and West Siberia: Diverse ethnic communities in the Ural Mountains and western Siberia.
• Volga: Mixed ethnolinguistic groups living in the Volga River region.

Europe:

• Balkans: Region known for ethnic diversity and historical intersections in Southeast Europe.
• Baltic: Northern European states with distinct ethnic groups and languages.
• East Europe: Encompasses Slavic and other ethnic groups in Eastern Europe.
• Finland: Finnic peoples with a unique language and cultural heritage.
• Germanic Europe: German-speaking populations with cultural ties across central Europe.
• Iberia: Includes Spanish and Portuguese ethnic groups on the Iberian Peninsula.
• North and West British Islands: Celtic and Anglo-Saxon populations in Britain.
• North Iberia: Ethnic groups residing in northern parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
• North Italy: Regions in Northern Italy known for distinct historical and cultural identity.
• Saami: Indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic areas of Sápmi, across Nordic countries.
• Sardinia: Island region with unique ethnic group within Italy.
• Scandinavia: Nordic countries known for shared Germanic roots yet distinct cultures.
• South Balkans: Encompasses populations in the southern region of the Balkans.
• South British Islands: Refers to ethnic groups in southern parts of British Isles.
• South Italy: Ethnic communities in southern regions with unique cultural traits.
• Western Europe: Diverse populations primarily of Germanic and Romance languages.

Oceania:

• Australian Aboriginal: Indigenous peoples of Australia with ancient cultural heritage.
• Melanesia: Includes populations in the region of Pacific islands south of Micronesia.
• Micronesia: Ethnic groups in the northwest region of Pacific Ocean islands.
• Polynesia: Indigenous peoples across many islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean.

West Asia and Eastern Mediterranean:

• Anatolia South Caucasus and Northern Mesopotamia: Cross-cultural region with rich history and multiple ethnic groups.
• Arabia: Peninsula known for Arab populations and expansive cultural influence.
• Eastern Mediterranean: Encompasses ethnic groups along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Eastern Middle East: Populations residing in eastern parts of the Middle East.
• Levant and Northern Arabia: Diverse ethnic groups across the Levant and northern Arabian regions.
• North Caucasus: Known for ethnic diversity within European Russia and adjacent areas.