3. ASIA GENERAL DATA -It is the largest continent
- It has the highest mountain (Mount Everest) - It has the lowest area in the world (The Dead Sea) RELIEF -
There are different types of landscapes: -
In the north: Great plains and high plateaus in Siberia In the centre: High plateaus in Mongolia and Tibet. In he south and south-west: 2 largest areas are joined to Asia : The Arabin Peninsula and Th Indian subcontinent In the east: - alluvial plains ocuppid by rivers and deltas - Volcanic mountain ranges continue under he sea and form : - islands - archipelagos (Japan, Idonesia, The Philippines) CLIMATE There re several climates: 1. COLD: - POLAR CLIMATE: - The Artic coast - HIGH MOUNTAIN CLIMATE: - In the Himalayas 2. TEMPERATE:- CONTINENTAL CLIMATE: - SOME REGIONS IN East Asia - HUMID SUB-TROPICAL CLIMATES: - In China - South- East Asia - Japan - MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE: -In Mediterranean regions 3. HOT: - MONSOON CLIMATE: - southern Asia - EQUATORIAL CLIMAE: Malaysia, Indonesia, The Phillipines 4. DRY CLIMATE: - DESERT CLIMATE: - In several regions - STEPPE CLIMATE: From the Anaolian Peninsula to the west of China