SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Northeast Asia
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Southwest Asia
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Southeast Asia
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Northwest Asia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The southwestern part of Asia is called by many names: West Asia, Western Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East or Near East. The southwestern-most part of Asia is a region at the crossroads between Asia, Africa, and Europe. The terms have to some extent a similar notion as ‘Middle East’.
Detailed explanation-2: -In truth, the term “Middle East” originated in Western Europe. Eastern Europe and Turkey were commonly referred to as the “Near East, ‘’ while China was called the “Far East.” The “Middle East” was thus in between these two regions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Southwest Asia consists of seven nations: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It has a population of approxi-mately 1.3 billion, or one-fifth of the global population.