What is the most exact location of southwest Asia?
A) west of china and east of the United States
B) across the Atlantic Ocean
C) near Europe and Africa
D) between the mediterranean and Arabian seas
http://www.orientvisual.com/6inchforever/gallery/asia_map.gif
If you ignore any countries in Europe or Africa on this map, you have Asia.
Now what part of Asia is in the southwest quadrant?