Asia

Subject

Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Scope Note: Coordinates: Lat: 43 48 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 43.8000 decimal degrees Long: 087 38 00 E degrees minutes Long: 87.6330 decimal degrees

Note: Largest continent; was home to early hominids; developed domestication of animals & crops by 9000 BCE; developed complex early cultures in Mesopotamia, India, and China.