Question

Identify incorrect statement related to Asian continent:
A)This continent is the biggest of all from the perspectives of area and population.
B)The continent got its name from the word “Aasu”.
C)The renaissance era was started from this continent.
D)The emergence of old religion and culture from this continent.

Answer 1

Hint:Surrounded by the Pacific ocean on the east, Indian ocean on the south and Arctic ocean on the north, Asia is one of the seven continents on earth and is subdivided into 48 countries.
Asia has some of the most diverse physiographic features like both the highest and lowest points on Earth, longest coastline, extreme climates and varied forms of vegetation.

Complete Answer:Asia can be divided into five major physical regions:
-Mountain systems(Himalayas, Tien shan mountain system etc.)
-Plateaus(Deccan plateau, Tibetan plateau)
-Plains(West Siberian plains, Ganga- Brahmaputra plains)
-Steppes, and deserts(Rub-al Khali and Gobi desert)
-Freshwater environments(Lake Baikal ,and rivers originating from Tibetan plateau) and saltwater environments(Sea of Okhotsk ,Bay of Bengal etc.)

In order to identify the incorrect statement ,we have to carefully analyze all the four statements provided to us.

Option (A) states that it is the biggest of all continents from the perspectives of area and population.
Asia has some of the largest countries in the world in terms of area like China ,India , and has an area of 44579000 sq.km. Asia ,thus, is the largest of the seven continents covering almost 30 percent of Earth’s total land area.
Asia also has some of the most populated countries like China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan ,making it the most populated continent in the world. It houses roughly 60 percent of the world population.
Therefore, option (A) is not incorrect

Option(B) states that Asia got its name from the word “Aasu”.
Though the etymology of the word “Asia “ is widely debated, some believe that the origin of the word comes from the Assyrian word “aasu” which means “east”. T.R Reid supports this view.
Therefore , option(b) is not incorrect.

Option (C) states that the renaissance era was started from this continent.
The renaissance was a period starting from 14th ce to 17th which led to major changes in European cultural ,political and economic realms and marked the end of the dark ages. Led by intellectuals and geniuses like Leonardo Vinci, Copernicus, Dante, Erasmus, renaissance was a period of humanism and development of art, architecture as well as science. The birthplace of Renaissance was Italy ,where the people like Petrarch promoted the renewal of classical Greek culture and values.
Therefore , option (C ) is incorrect.

Option (D) states old religion and culture emerged from Asia.
Asia is the place of inception of some of the oldest religions like Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Asia is also the cradle of some of the oldest civilizations like Indus valley civilization and Yellow river civilization.
Therefore , option (D) is correct.

Note:The border between Asia and Europe is debated. However, most geographers define Asia’s western border as an indirect line that follows the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, and the Caspian and Black Seas
It is also important to note that, Asia has a few transcontinental countries(countries that fall in two continents )like
-Russia(Europe and Asia)
-Turkey(Europe and Asia)