Question

Asia is located primarily in the _______ and ________ hemisphere.
a. Southern, Western
b. Southern, Eastern
c. Northern, Western
d. Northern, Eastern

Answer 1

Hint: Any circle drawn around the Earth divides it into two equal halves called hemispheres. There are generally considered to be four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent in the world.

Complete answer:
- Asia shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa.
- It is primarily located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
- The Northern Hemisphere contains the entire mainland of Asia and the Southern Hemisphere contains some Asian islands like, the southern portion of Maritime Southeast Asia, including East Timor and most of Indonesia , the British Indian Ocean Territory and two out of 26 atolls of Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
- Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres which accounts to 30% of Earth's total land area.
- Asia is significant for not only its large size but also for its population. Its population constitutes 60% of the world's population.It has been home to the majority of the human population and was the region of many of the first civilizations.

Hence, the correct option is d. Rest other options stand irrelevant.

Note:
-The Eastern Hemisphere has east of the Atlantic Ocean and the Northern Hemisphere has The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Ocean.
- China is the largest country in Asia while the Republic of Maldives is the smallest country.