Physical anthropology defines Caucasoid with a pattern of physical traits typical of humans indigenous to an area including on Europe, the Mediterranean, West Asia and South Asia and coastal North Africa, while much of Central Asia shows features transitional between Caucasoid and Mongoloid.
Physical anthropology defines Caucasoid with a pattern of physical traits typical of humans indigenous to an area including on Europe, the Mediterranean, West Asia and South Asia. Populations near the edge of this area in North Africa show features transitional between Caucasoid and Negroid, while much of Central Asia shows features transitional between Caucasoid and Mongoloid.