Earth Science 7-North Asia3
Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index
Contents
Countries:
This region consists of the countries China, Mongolia, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Weather:
Kyrgyzstan: The temperature ranges from -30°C to 27°C. The weather is varied in this region due to it’s position in the middle of the Eurasian landmass, and the absence of any body of water big enough to change weather patterns. The country is usually sunny. It gets as much as 2,900 hours of sunlight per year in some areas.
Tajikistan: At Tajikistan's lower elevation areas, the average temperature range is 23° to 30° C in July and -1° to 3°C in January. In the eastern Pamirs, which are higher in elevations, the average July temperature is 5° to 10°C, and the average January temperature is -15° to -20°C. Tajikistan's climate is continental, subtropical, and semiarid, with some areas that are desert.
Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has a subtropical desert climatel. Summers are long, hot, and dry, while winters are mild and dry, although occasionally cold and damp in the north. Most precipitation falls between January and May. Precipitation is very slight throughout the country.
Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan's climate is continental, with hot summers and cool winters. Summer temperatures are sometimes more than 40°C. Winter temperatures on average are about -23°C, but fall as low as -40°C. Most of the country arid, with an average annual rainfall between 100 and 200 millimeters and occurring mostly in winter and spring.
Latitude and Longitude:
Russia to South Korea: 44 degrees 44 minutes North to 34 degrees 24 minutes North
Russia to South Korea: 87 degrees 9 minutes East to 126 degrees 14 minutes East
Elevation Range:
Kyrgyzstan’s average elevation 2,750 meters.
Tajikistan’s elevation ranges from more than half of it being above 3,000 meters to only a few peaks exceeding 7,000 meters.
Turkmenistan's average elevation is 100 to 220 meters above sea level, with its highest point being 3,137 meters and its lowest point 100 kilometers below sea level.
Uzbekistan is about 80 percent flat, but its highest point is 4,643 meters above sea level.
China's lowest elevation is 154m(Turban Pendi) and it's highest elevation is 8,850(Mt. Everest).
Bodies of Water:
Kyrgyzstan: There are many lakes and fast-flowing rivers coming down from the top’s of mountains. Most of Kyrgyzstan's rivers are tributaries of the Syrdariya, which has its head in the Tian Shan by the Chinese border.
Tajikistan: A dense river network creates valleys through mountain ranges. Lakes are mostly located in the Pamir region in the east.
Turkmenistan: Has some rivers running through it and neighboring countries.
Uzbekistan: There are few lakes and rivers here. There is the shrinking Aral Sea that Uzbekistan shares with Kazakstan.
Major Topographic Features:
Kyrgyzstan: The mountains of Kyrgyzstan are not old, so the physical terrain is marked by sharply uplifted peaks separated by deep valleys. There are a considerable number of glaciers. Kyrgyzstan has 6,500 distinct glaciers that are estimated to hold about 650 billion cubic meters of water.
Tajikistan: The three mountain chains that make up the most west extension of the massive Tian Shan system are the Turkestan, Zarafshon, and Hisor (Gisar) mountains.
Turkmenistan: The center of the country is dominated by the Turan Depression and the Garagum Desert. The Kopetdag Range along the southwestern border reaches 2,912 meters. The Balkan Mountains in far west and the Kugitang Range in far east are the only other large elevations.
Uzbekistan: The Qizilqum Desert is a vast desert shared with southern Kazakstan. The most fertile part of Uzbekistan is the the Fergana Valley.
Bordering Oceans:
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan do not have any bordering oceans because the are very inland.
References:
Links:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
