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| | | | | | | Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia, with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe. The demarcation between Asia and Africa (to the southwest) is the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea. The boundary between Asia and Europe is conventionally considered to run through the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, the Black Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Ural River to its source, and the Ural Mountains to the Kara Sea near Kara, Russia. | | | |
| | | | | No region of the world is more various, in languages, religions, cultures, and landforms than Asia. From the tropical forests of southern India, to the deserts of inner Asia, the rich agricultural areas scattered across this huge area, the spectacular mountains of the Tibetan massif, the lovely beaches that fringe parts of south Asia, the great forests that still remain in part in Manchuria, Asia includes them all. A multitude of languages, The birthplace of Buddhism and Hinduism, the home of many millions of Muslims, with large enclaves of Christians in Korea and elsewhere, Asia is phenomenal.
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| | | | | For all the variety, this region still has some underlying connecting threads. Here the great civilizations of China and South Asia spread out from their original homes on the north China plain and the Ganges valley into neighboring areas, until they came face to face in central Asia and Southeast Asia. The distinctive peoples that these two great civilizations influenced and at times dominated politically, adjusted to their gigantic neighbors, borrowing some practices and elements of culture and yet retaining their own identities. The resulting pattern is arguably the most intricate and rich cultural mosaic in the world. Tourists have long flocked to Asia to experience this cultural richness; in recent decades they have been joined by eco-tourists, fascinated by Asian wildlife. Birders are a distinctive subset of this nature-oriented tourism, and for good reason. More than 1300 species of birds can be seen in this huge region. India alone boasts more than 1100; China more tham 1200. So if your travels take you to Asia, and you have some leisure to enjoy its birds, consider yourself fortunate.
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