Eli5 why different geographic location which cause different selection pressure cause geometric speciation

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I learned that if animals are separated by a geographic barrier and if over time they inbreed, it introduces a new species. Why does this not occur with humans which are separated by continents and have been around for such a long time.

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Because it has not been a long time. We left Africa about 65000 years ago, and in the grand scheme that is nothing.

Besides, there have been adaptations to the areas.

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