Given its size and diversity, the concept of Asia—a name dating back to classical antiquity—may actually have more to do with human geography than physical geography.
ɡˈɪvən ɪts sˈaɪz ænd daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv ˈeɪʒə—ɐ nˈeɪm dˈeɪɾɪŋ bˈæk tə klˈæsɪkəl æntˈɪkwᵻɾi—mˈeɪ ˈæktʃuːəli hæv mˈoːɹ tə dˈuː wɪð hjˈuːmən dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ðɐn fˈɪzɪkəl dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi.