Quote Originally Posted by Reenk Roink
Yep, caucasian is based on facial structure. I always found it interesting why us Americans use it essentially to mean "white" while most hispanics are also scientifically classified as 'caucasian' but aren't labeled as such...
I have noticed that while filling out applications and such, that Middle-Easterners and Indians (from India), are also considered Caucasian.

However, oddly enough, even though Hispanics are considered caucasian they are categorized into a different race altogether. As well as Black, Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander. Technically though, wouldn't Native American, Pacific Islander, and Asian all fit into the same category based on genus?