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discuss the factors responsible for the variations of climate in asia
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FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE ASIAN CLIMATE
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LATITUDE
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is the angular distance north and south of the equator and is measured in degrees along ameridian as on map or globe.
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Latitude directly influences the amount of solar energy reaching any point on the
earth’s surface over the
course of the year.
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The earth is divided into four latitude zones:1.

The tropical zone lies between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south of the equator and receivesabundant solar energy throughout the year. In this zone, the sun is directly overhead the moon.They have tropical climates
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dry and rainy.2.

The subtropical zone lies between 23.5 degrees to 35 degrees north and south of the equator. This zonehas significant variations in the amount of energy received from the sun. The sun is high overhead and thesolar energy is very high in June and in July in the northern hemisphere and is very high in December andin January in the southern hemisphere.3.

The mid-latitude zone lies between 35 degrees and 55 degrees and experiences a sharp seasonality.During summer, the sun is high in the sky and the hours of daylight are long and the solar energy isabundant. During winter, the sun is low in the sky and days are short because the solar energy is in shortsupply.These are places between the Arctic and the Tropic of Cancer and between the Tropic of Capricorn andthe Antarctic Circle. The countries in these regions have temperate climate and marked seasonal changes.4.

4. The high-latitude zone lies above 55 degrees latitude; the summer sun never gets overhead. In winter,the sun barely rises above the horizon even at noon.The high latitude climates or the Frigid Zone are areas in the High Latitude have polar climates.Temperatures in these latitudes are always cold and never warm. The average temperature of thewarmest month is below 10
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C.Frigid Zone - area beyond Arctic or Antarctic Circles:

either of two areas of the Earth's surface, one lyingbetween the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, the other lying between the Antarctic Circle and the SouthPole.
Oceanicity
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The degree to which a point on the earth's surface is in all respects subject to the influence of the sea; it isthe opposite of continentality; oceanicity usually refers to climate and its effects; one measure for thischaracteristic is the ratio of the frequencies of maritime to continental types of air mass. Also known as
oceanity.



Monsoon
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(Arabic
mausim, “
season”), wind that changes direction with the
change of seasons. The monsoonprevails mainly in the Indian Ocean. It blows from the southwest, generally from April to October, andfrom the opposite direction, the northeast, from October to April. The southwest, or summer, monsoon isusually accompanied by heavy rain in areas of India and the East Indies, constituting the dominant climateevent of the area.
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period of heavy rainfall, especially during the summer over South and Southeast Asia
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It is known in the Philippines as
habagat.

Elevation
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height above location:
the height above a specific reference point, especially sea level.
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Is another factor that affects climate. Temperature changes with elevation. The higher you go, the colderit gets.
Vegetation Cover of Asia
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Vegetation refers to the ground cover provided by plants, which is sometimes called
plant community
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Different types of vegetation cover the vast lad area of Asia in accordance with the type of climate thatthese areas actually experience.
Tundra Vegetation
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Tundra is a Russian word that
means a “marshy plain”.

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There are two types of tundra in the world:1.

Arctic Tundra- is in the North Pole2.

Alpine Tundra- is at the top of tall cold mountains like Mount Everest and other tall mountains of theHimalayas.
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The most typical characteristic of the tundra soil is permafrost (underlying soil or rock that remainspermanently frozen, found mainly in the polar regions), where shallow rooted tundra plants andmicroorganisms grow.
Forest Vegetation
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Taiga is a Siberian word which means “forest”.

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The taiga belt of Asia covers the whole northern hemisphere of the high latitude lands. It exists as acontinuous belt of coniferous trees across North America and Eurasia.


Broadleaf or mixed forest
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Characterized by a temperate humid plant community. The typical structures of these forests include fourlayers.1. canopy or the uppermost layer is composed of tall mature trees.2. understory composed of smaller mature trees.3. shrub layer is composed of low growing woody plants4. herbaceous layer otherwise known as the ground cover.
Grassland Vegetation
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Grasslands are known as “steppe” in Asia.

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Are usually found at the highland areas of Asia particularly West Asia, the highlands of China, and NorthAsia, where most people remain as herders and grazers of animals.