What is race?

When attempting to describe biological "race" we need to include the concepts of phenotype, cline and our vast family tree roots.

phenotype: the set of characteristics of a living thing, resulting from its combination of genes and the effect of its environment

cline: a series of similar items in which each is almost the same as the ones next to it, but the last is very different from the first

family tree roots: We each have over a million ancestors counting back only 20 generations. As the roots expand they cover a larger geographic area.

Many anthropologists don't believe in the controversial concept of biological "race", rather they understand the facts of biological phenotypes and clines.

How many "races" are there?

For people who roll with the idea of biological "race":

Over the vast geography of Africa how many different "races" of Africans are there? Ethiopians look vastly different from Congolese.

Over the vast geography of Europe how many "races" of Europeans are there? Swedish look vastly different from Italians.

Over the vast geography of Asia how many "races" of Asians are there? Japanese look vastly different from Burmese.