GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Because of its size and the presence of mountains that separate it from the rest of Asia, the land mass that contains India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal is referred to as a continent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Geographers often refer to the landmass that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as the Indian subcontinent. A wall of the highest mountains in the world-the Hindu Kush, Karakorum, and Himalayan ranges-separates this region from the rest of the Asian continent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chang Jiang in eastern China. This plain, known as the North China Plain, is China’s heartland. Throughout China’s long history, its political boundaries have expanded and contracted depending on the strength or weakness of its ruling fam-ilies. Yet the heartland of China remained the center of its civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term subcontinent signifies a subdivision of a continent that has a distinct political, geographical, or cultural identity and also a large land mass somewhat smaller than a continent. The Indian subcontinent is part of the Asia continent, which is the largest continent in the world.