SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By physical land area as well as population size, the largest continent is (WG.21B)
A
North America
B
Africa
C
Australia
D
Asia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -a.Asia: Asia is the largest continent in the world, both according to size as well as population. It has an area of more than 44 million square kilometres. It also has the world’s two-third of population. So, it is the correct option.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asia is the largest continent and also has the longest coastline in the world. It covers about one-third of the total land area of the earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asia is the largest continent in terms of both area and population. The world’s population is almost 7.87 billion, of which 4.69 billion people live in Asia. Asia’s population is equivalent to 59.76% of the total world’s population. China is the most populated country of Asia, with a population of around 1.45 billion.

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