Asia is the world’s largest continent, containing more than forty countries. Asia contains some of the world’s largest countries by area and population, including China and India. Most of Asia ...

There are some differences in the physical environment of mainland and island Southeast Asia. The first feature of mainland geography is the long rivers that begin in the highlands separating ...

Other trade routes competed with the Silk Road, including maritime trade from southeastern ports across the South China Sea, and a route from the mountainous southwest down the Red River to Hanoi and ...