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.
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Climate:
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.
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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.
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Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has a subtropical desert climate. 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.
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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.
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Climate Zones:
Northern Asia has many different climate zones which include: snow, fully humid, extremely continental, cool summer, winter dry, warm summer, arid desert, cold arid, polar, and polar tundra. There is a wide variety of climates in this region. The more north you go in the region, the colder it gets, and the more you go towards the equator, the hotter it gets. Most of the humidity is in the north and it is more arid towards the south.
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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
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Elevation Range:
The highest elevation is 8,850m Mt. Everest. The lowest elevation is -28m the Caspian Sea.
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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. Ref 1
Tajikistan: A dense river network creates valleys through mountain ranges. Lakes are mostly located in the Pamir region in the east. Ref 1
Turkmenistan: Has some rivers running through it and neighboring countries. Ref 1
Uzbekistan: There are few lakes and rivers here. There is the shrinking Aral Sea that Uzbekistan shares with Kazakstan. Ref 1
China: There are many seas here. The East China Sea, The South China Sea, and The Yellow Sea. Also bordering it is the Korea Bay. Ref 1
Russia: Russia borders the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, in the east it touches the baring straight. It also touches the Caspian Sea. Ref 1
Kazakhstan: In Kazakhstan there are a few lakes and rivers and it borders the Caspian Sea. Ref 1
Japan: Japan is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and contains the Sea of Japan. Ref 1
Mongolia: In Mongolia there are very few lakes and there are almost no rivers. It touches no oceans or seas. Ref 1
Major Topographic Features:
In the Tajikistan area of Asia, there are three mountain chains that make up the most west extension of the massive Tian Shan system are the Turkestan, Zarafshon, and Hisor (Gisar) mountains. In north Asia there is also 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. In Uzbekistan there is the Qizilqum Desert that is a vast desert shared with southern Kazakstan. In Russia there are vast expances of plains west of the Ural Mountains and also has tunras, forests, and mountains. It also has many hills and uplands. In Kazakhstan there are the Altai mountains and also contains the Gobi Desert.
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Bordering Oceans:
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan do not have any bordering oceans because the are very inland.
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References:
Links:
1: http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/
2: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
3: http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/present.htm
4: Google Earth
