E. Answer the following questions in one or two paragraphs
3. Explain why the Pamir Knot is called so. Write briefly about the mountain ranges that radiate
4. Write briefly about the Arabian Plateau and the Deccan Plateau.
1. Describe the location of Asia.
2. Describe the Northern Lowlands of Asia.
from the Pamir Knot.
5. Describe the river valleys of Asia.
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Answer:
1-Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa
2-The Northern Lowlands of Asia extend from the Ural Mountains in the west up to the Bering Strait in the north-east. These lowlands are triangular in shape and widest in the west. Pamirs Knot is called so because many mountain ranges appear to radiate outwards in different directions from this small zone. To the east of the Pamir Knot extend the Kunlun mountains and to the north extend the Tien Shan mountains. The Himalayas emerge from the Pamir Knot towards south-east direction.
3-A complex system of fold mountain ranges with some plateaux in between the ranges is found in the region south of the Northern Lowlands of Asia. A close look at this system shows several mountain ranges meeting in a small zone that has been named the Pamir Knot.
To the east and south of the Pamir Knot , extend the Kunlun and Tien Shan mountains respectively. The Himalayas emerge from the Pamir Knot and extend in a south-easterly direction as a wide arc across the northern extent of India. They then turn southwards into Myanmar as the Arakan Yoma range. The Karakoram range is a short range, which extends south-eastwards from the Pair knot, and the Plateau of Tibet is located between the Kunlun and the Himalayas.
4-The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in western and southern India. It rises to 100 metres (330 ft) in the north, and to more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in the south, forming a raised triangle within the south-pointing triangle of the Indian coastline.It extends over eight Indian states and encompasses a wide range of habitats, covering significant parts of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The plateau is located between two mountain ranges, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, each of which rises from its respective nearby coastal plain, and almost converge at the southern tip of India. It is separated from the Gangetic plain to the north by the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges, which form its northern boundary.
5-The Mesopotamian plains in Iraq consist of the land between the two rivers – Tigris and Euphrates.
The Ganga – Brahmaputra plains spread across north India and Bangladesh. It is built by the rivers Ganga and...
Plains in China are built up by the three big rivers — Huang He, Chang Jiang and Si Kiang.
The Manchurian Plain is formed by river Amur.
Plains of Indo-China are formed by the rivers Mekong and Menam.
Large plain in Myanmar is formed by river Irrawaddy.