Plateaus are the land areas having a relatively surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side and often cut by a deep canyon.
Tibetan Plateau
Columbia- Snake Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Deccan Plateau
Kimberley Plateau
Katanga Plateau
Mascarene Plateau
Laurentian Plateau
Mexican Plateau
Patagonian Plateau
Bolivian Plateau
Anatolian Plateau
Others
Arid Landforms – Erosional, Depositional – Wind, Water Eroded
Deserts of Central Asia
The patterns formed by the streams, rivers and lakes in a particular drainage basin which are governed by the topography of the land constitute the drainage patterns of an area.
There are 7 types of drainage patterns:
Drainage Patterns
Rivers of Asia
Important Rivers
Important Seas
Major lakes of Asia are
Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. It is in Southern Siberia, Russia.
Important Lakes
Freshwater
Saltwater
The important straits in Asia are the Strait of Malacca, Bering Strait, etc.
Important Straits
Asia’s climate can be most generally divided into three zones:
North/Central Zone
Southwest
Southeast
Mining
Drilling
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