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Asia
Asia is part of Eurasia and the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres of the Earth. Asia has a number of regions and peoples and huge range of environments, cultures, histories and government systems.
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Which mountain in Asia is the highest mountain in the world?
Tallest mountain in Asia is Everest, it is also the world highest mountain.
The world tallest mountain is Mauna Kea.
Mauna Kea would be the World's tallest mountain only if 20,000 feet of it wasn't under seawater. So until the Pacific Ocean dries up, Mount Everest will remain as the world's tallest free standing mountain.
Are all countries in Asia Asian?
Technically, yes. However, not all Asian countries are composed of East Asians (ex. Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Thai, etc.). In fact, a large percentage of Asian countries are predominantly Caucasian.
How did climate allow the First humans to come to the Americans from Asia?
A warm climate made it easier to Find food along the way
Why did the Europeans seek a northern route to Asia?
to avoid having to go around Africa. An alternate route was needed due to the sea conditions around the southern tip of Africa-(the Cape of Good Hope)where there were frequent and often unpredictable storms,many ships and cargo being lost. The route through the Mediterranean sea was not yet possible due to the Suez Canal having not yet been built. They needed access to Asia for trade.
What continent has the largest number of people?
Asia is the continent with the largest number of people. Asia is home to China and India. China is the country with the largest population - 1,330,000,000. India is second with about 1,150,000,000 people.
What countries are in the southeast?
Southeastern Europe includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.
India is actually in South Asia. Some of the countries in Southwest Asia are Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq.
Europe and Asia are big continent?
Europe and Asia as one continent is known as Eurasia. However, Asia is also attached to Africa making Europe indirectly connected to Africa as well. These three continents form one of the two supercontinents today: Afro-Eurasia.
What is the shape of Asia according to historians?
It's a funny sort of shape, different people would describe it in different ways. Your best course is to look at a map of Asia, then describe it in your own words.
What is the best country in south Asia?
When looking at development and other indexes of South Asian countries it is clear that the best country will be Sri Lanka.
In this region Sri Lanka is at top in many indexes and some important indexes are given below.
1. Human development index - 0.691, (India 0.547, Pakistan 0.504, Bangladesh 0.500, Nepal 0.458 Years).
2. Life expectancy -75 Years, (India 67 Years, Pakistan 64 Years, Bangladesh 60 Years, Nepal 65 Years)
3. Gender equality -- world rank 31 (India 113, Pakistan 133, Bangladesh 69, Nepal 126)
4. Infant mortality rate -- 9/1000 (India 46/1000, Pakistan 61/1000, Bangladesh 49/1000, Nepal 43/1000)
5. Literacy rate -- 94 % (India 75%, Pakistan 58%, Bangladesh 55%, Nepal 68%)
6. Quality of overall infrastructure -- World ranking 61 (India 91, Pakistan 100, Bangladesh 130, Nepal 133)
and there are much more indexes you can search in the Internet.
Why did people move from the south east region?
It is warmer in the South. The closer you get to the equator the warmer it is.
In East Asia what two independent countries are located on a peninsula?
the Korean peninsula: includes both south and north Korea
What is the modern name for what Europe once called the Spice Islands near Asia?
Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
No.
Not even at closest point from the continent and Japan somewhere in the south.
Not even on Dok-do (Disputed Island) between the countries.
According to both Wikipedia and Wikitravel, on very clear days the Japanese island of Tsushima can be seen from vantage points in Busan, South Korea, and the mountains of Korea can also be seen from Tsushima. I guess binoculars would probably help.
What are the major imports of Bhutan?
Exports 1. hydroelectricity 2. cement 3. timber, forest products 4. coal, stones 5. fruits and spices Importstechnology, machines, skilled manpower, fuel, salt clothes
What Asian country was once a colony of US?
The major colonizers of Southeast Asia were Europeans, Japanese and the U.S. All in all, there were seven colonial powers in Southeast Asia: Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, the United States, and Japan. From the 1500s to the mid-1940s, colonialism was imposed over Southeast Asia.
The U.S. colonized the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898.
European, American, and Asian powers colonized SEA. The major European colonizers in SEA included Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, and France. The American power was the U.S.A. Europeans introduced Protestantism and Roman Catholicism to SEA. During World War II, Japan was the only major Asian country that colonized SEA.
Mark Twain was the most famous literary adversary of the Philippine-American War and he served as a vice president of the Anti-Imperialist League from 1901 until his death. The Philippines became a commonwealth in 1935 and independent in 1946 after World War II.
Which situation was a result of Pax Mongolia?
The Pax Mongolica refers to the way that the Mongolian conquering of large parts of Eurasia during the 13th and 14th centuries stabilized the region. The era was characterized as a period of relative peace.
Why rice is the most important food in South East Asia?
Rice is so important because in South-East Asia, the environment is good for rice (rain, wildlife;etc.)
It is also healthy and considered very valuable.
