Large, oddly-shaped and densely populated peninsula jutting out
of West Asia , usually and justifiably considered a separate
contitent due to its immense geographic, racial, historical, and
cultutal differences. Europe includes a number of major
subpeninsulas, such as Jutland , and the Balkan landmasses. Due
to the many twists and turns of its coastlines, as well as the
large number of rivers, it should be no surprise that European
civilization has been seafaring for many millennia, and thus
inhabited islands such as the British Isles , and the
Mediterranean islands are also considered part of Europe. While
it should be of no concern to humanity, models of continental
drift predict that Europe will cease to exist at some point
during the next 50 million years, as the African Plate pushes
northward. Yet this temporary feature of Earth has had a
remarkable impact on this world's intelligent life , as various
species of sentient hominids have made Europe their home for at
least tens of thousands of years. Our sp