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1. Northern lowlands of Asia.
2. Summer Conditions in Asia.
3. Western Coastal plains of India.
4. Himalayas
5. Equatorial Evergreen Forests.
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1. Northern lowlands of Asia ...
The Northern Lowlands of Asia extending 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. Lying between the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Central Mountains in the south, they form the world's greatest continuous plains.
2.Summer conditions in Asia ..
Summer in Asia begins in April and lasts till June. The heat creates an area of low pressure in the Central Asia attracting moisture laden winds from surrounding areas and oceans.
3. Western coastal plains of India .
The Western Coastal Plains is a strip of coastal plain 50 kilometres (31 mi) in width between the west coast of India and the Western Ghats hills, which starts near the south of the Tapi River. The plains are located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
4. Himalayas
The Himalayas are a mountain range in South Asia. ... Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, at 8,849 meters. Of the fifteen highest mountain peaks in the World, nine are in the Nepali Himalayas. The word "Himalaya" means House of Snow in Sanskrit, an old Indian language.
5.Equatorial Evergreen Forest
The tropical evergreen forests usually occur in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius. They occupy about seven per cent of the earth's land surface and habours more than half of the world's plants and animals. They are found mostly near the equator.
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