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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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What motives did the europeans have for bypassing the land route to Asia?
Asia at that time was the source of silk, spices and other luxuries desired by Europeans. To get from Europe to India and other parts of Asia for silk, spices and other luxuries, merchants had to cross deserts and mountains and be fearful of bandits along the way, while travel by water was easier, safer and faster than travel by land. ---- Venetian and Arab traders controlled the overland routes and the prices of goods. <--Nova Net.
How did United states respond to Japanese aggression in Asia?
They went into war. I think it was WWI or WWII.
Is Vietnam part of east Asia or not?
Vietnam is geographically on the borderline of east asia and se asia. Vietnam is the only country in se asia that can also be categorically part of east asia. Vietnam's people and culture is east asian, but geographically located in the borderline of se asia/east asia.
Is Asia the biggest continent?
Asia is the largest continent on Earth. Some people mistake Antarctica for the largest because when it is laid flat on a world map, it looks bigger than Asia. However if you look on a globe, you can see that Antarctica is actually pretty small. The second biggest is Africa, then North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia respectively.
Strictly speaking, no, Algeria is part of northwest Africa. However, many people see the Middle East and North Africa as being a contiguous region due to the cultural and historic similarities between the two regions.
Smallest country by area in Asia?
The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia and is 90,000 square kilometres.
What are the seven contenents of Asia?
Antartica, Asia, Europe, South America, North America, Africa, Australia-Oceania.
East Asia or Eastern Asia (the latter form preferred by the United Nations) is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. Geographically and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km2 (4,600,000 sq mi), or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe.
Where is India geographically located?
It is in South Asia and shares land borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and Bangledesh. The Indian Ocean is on the south, the Arabian Sea is on the southwest and the Bay of Bengal is on the southeast.
Why did Europeans seek a sea route to Asia?
Because they wanted to find
a shorter and easier route to travel on
What are the major imports and exports in Asia?
Export-
textiles and footwear,
fishery products
, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and
electrical appliances and of course rice!!!!!
Import-
capital goods
, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels
What is the lowest elevation in Asia?
The Dead Sea. It's surface is about 400 m (1,312 feet) below sea level.
What desert is located in the Central Asian country Turkmenistan?
The big desert in Turkmenistan is called Garagum(gahr.uh.goom.)
Also spelled Karakum.
What major religion is practiced in Asia?
In the middle east, the 'Stans, and India, there is Islam, in most Asian countries, there is Buddhism, in India, there is Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism, there is a minority of Zoroastrianism in Iran and India, in Japan, there is Shinto and Taoism, and in China and Korea, there is Confucianism which is more like a way of life than a religion. There is Christianity and Judaism sprinkled around. There are also a few Shamanistic beliefs around Asia.
The location of a famous battle in which Greeks defeated the Persians was?
From Ancient Greek Map and questions, question #11 isn't?
Bangladesh is located in south Asia, on the east side of the Indian subcontinent west of Burma, almost entirely surrounded on land by India. Being on the delta of the Ganges River, approximately at sea level, it is liable to flooding, which occurs quite regularly.
Bangladesh was formerly known as East Pakistan, as opposed to West Pakistan, which is currently known simply as Pakistan. Bangladesh became an independent state in 1971.
Asia (more specifically South Asia/Asia Pacific)
Asia
What are the 47 countries of Europe?
Name of country, with flagArea
(km²)Population
(1 July 2002 est.)Population density
(per km²)Capital Albania28,7483,600,523125.2Tirana Andorra46868,403146.2Andorra la Vella Armenia k[›]29,8003,229,900101Yerevan Austria83,8588,169,92997.4Vienna Azerbaijan l[›]86,6009,000,00097Baku Belarus207,60010,335,38249.8Minsk Belgium30,51010,274,595336.8Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina51,1294,448,50077.5Sarajevo Bulgaria110,9107,621,33768.7Sofia Croatia56,5424,437,46077.7Zagreb Cyprus e[›]9,251788,45785Nicosia Czech Republic78,86610,256,760130.1Prague Denmark43,0945,368,854124.6Copenhagen Estonia45,2261,415,68131.3Tallinn Finland336,5935,157,53715.3Helsinki France h[›]547,03059,765,983109.3Paris Georgia m[›]69,7004,661,47364Tbilisi Germany357,02183,251,851233.2Berlin Greece131,94010,645,34380.7Athens Hungary93,03010,075,034108.3Budapest Iceland103,000307,2612.7Reykjavík Ireland70,2804,234,92560.3Dublin Italy301,23058,751,711191.6Rome Kazakhstan j[›]2,724,90015,217,7115.6Astana Latvia64,5892,366,51536.6Riga Liechtenstein16032,842205.3Vaduz Lithuania65,2003,601,13855.2Vilnius Luxembourg2,586448,569173.5Luxembourg Republic of Macedonia25,7132,054,80081.1Skopje Malta316397,4991,257.9Valletta Moldova b[›]33,8434,434,547131.0Chişinău Monaco1.9531,98716,403.6Monaco Montenegro13,812616,25844.6Podgorica Netherlands i[›]41,52616,318,199393.0Amsterdam Norway324,2204,525,11614.0Oslo Poland312,68538,625,478123.5Warsaw Portugal f[›]91,56810,409,995110.1Lisbon Romania238,39121,698,18191.0Bucharest Russia c[›]17,075,400142,200,00026.8Moscow San Marino6127,730454.6San Marino Serbia[147]88,3617,495,74289.4Belgrade Slovakia48,8455,422,366111.0Bratislava Slovenia20,2731,932,91795.3Ljubljana Spain504,85145,061,27489.3Madrid Sweden449,9649,090,11319.7Stockholm Switzerland41,2907,507,000176.8Bern Turkey n[›]783,56271,517,10093Ankara Ukraine603,70048,396,47080.2Kiev United Kingdom244,82061,100,835244.2London Vatican City0.449002,045.5Vatican CityTotal10,180,000o[›]731,000,000o[›]70
Which is the largest health science library in Asia?
Maulana Azad library,Aligarh Muslim University, INDIA is the second largest library in Asia
Where are the world's five largest lakes located?
Lakes Superior, Huron, and Michigan are located in North America (border of Caanda and the United States). Lake Victoria is located in Africa. The Caspian Sea is located in Asia (I am pretty sure). And Aral sea
Largest religion in Malaysia and Indonesia?
The largest religion in Maylaysia and Indonesia is Muslim. Maylaysia is about 60.7% Muslim and Buddhism is the next largest religion. The largest religion in Indonesia is Muslim...don't have the percentage.
