Lesson 2 (physical characteristics)
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This document summarizes the physical characteristics of Asia. It describes the different types of grasslands, forests, and tundra found in North and Central Asia. It notes key geographical features like Lake Baikal and the Himalayan mountain range. West Asia is characterized by mountains and plateaus with important agricultural areas. South Asia contains the Himalayas and Hindu Kush mountains as well as bodies of water. East Asia includes deserts and plateaus. Southeast Asia experiences monsoon seasons.
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- 5. North or Central Asia Boreal Forest (Taiga) 17% of the total land area of the Earth In Russia, it means marshy pine forest Coniferous Usually located in areas south of tundras and north of grasslands Can be found in Siberia Climate is cool, rain and snow occurs less
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