Mountainous regions of Asia are beneficial because they are important sources of water, energy, minerals, forestry products, and recreational sites.
The mountains' high risk of soil erosion, landslides, poverty and loss of habitats prove them to be problematic.
The mountains keep other people from entering Asia in large numbers but also hendered trade of silk and later gunpowder.
Himalaya's Mount Everest
the Elbrus, a mountain located in the western Caucasus mountain range, the highest mountain in Europe