Question

Which are the major physical divisions of Asia?

Answer 1

Answer:

The major physical divisions of Asia are as follows:

1. Mountains- include the Himalayas, the Ural mountains.

2. Plateaus- include the Tibetan, Deccan and the Iranian plateau.

3. Plains, steppes and deserts- include the several grasslands present, the West Siberian plain; the steppes of Central Asia;deserts including the Thar desert, Gobi desert, and the Takla Makan desert.

4. Saltwater environment- includes the Aral Sea, Kazakh Aral Tengizi, and others. 5. Freshwater environment- includes the Lake Baikal, and River Yangtze.

Answer 2

These are the following physical division of Asia:

Mountain system, Plains, steppes, and Deserts, Freshwater environment, and saltwater environment.

Explanation:

Asia is the call as the largest continent. The area of Asia continent is 30 percent of earth. Our country India is also in Asia continent. Asia continent is bordered into three ocean Arctic, Pacific, Indian Ocean.  

• Mountain System: The range of Himalaya Mountains is around 2,500 kilometers. It covers more than 612000 square kilometer.
• Plateaus: Asia is known as the home of plateaus. Iranian Plateau covers more than 3.6 million square kilometres. These are not uniformly flat.
• Plain steppes and desert: Siberian plain is in central Russia.
• Freshwater: Baikal lake is located in southern Russia and it is known as the deepest lake in entire world.
• Saltwater: The Bay of Bengal is famous and it speeded about 2.2 million square kilometre. The many rivers, for example, Ganga and Brahmaputra fall in it.