Name the physical regions of Asia? Name the mountain range located of the Pamir knot
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Asia can be divided into five major physical regions: mountain systems; plateaus; plains, steppes, and deserts; freshwater environments; and saltwater environments. The Himalaya mountains extend for about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), separating the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.
The Pamir is a high plateau located at the crossroads of several of Asia's largest mountain ranges: the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Tian Shan. Affinities with all three mountain ranges encourages a variety of species.
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Pamir alpine desert and tundra
The Pamir is a high plateau located at the crossroads of several of Asia’s largest mountain ranges: the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Tian Shan. Affinities with all three mountain ranges encourages a variety of species. Furthermore, the Pamir’s high vertical relief, compared to the larger Tibetan Plateau that lies to the east, increases habitat diversity as well. Biodiversity is relatively high. Overgrazing and poaching are the major threats to endangered vertebrates such as the brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus), snow leopards (Uncia uncia), wolves (Canis lupus), markhor (Capra falconeri), and Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) that inhabit this ecoregion