Asia
These features impact trade and affect _______.
What is "where people live"?
The Himalayas are a mountain range with some of the ___ in the entire world.
What is " tallest peaks"?
The Tibetan Plateau covers the ___ and is the world's highest plateau at 14,800 feet above sea level.
What is the "majority of Western China"?
The Gobi Desert is located in northern China and is ___ .
What is "Asia's largest dessert"?
The unforgiving Taklimakan Desert is one of the ____ in the world.
What is the "sandiest place"?
___ are located in the north, while steamy rainforests lie in the south.
The Chinese side of the icy Himalayas receives __ and the population is much lower here.
What is "very little rainfall"?
Because of the region's ___ , it has been nicknamed the roof of the world.
What is "extremely high elevations"?
The region is extremely dry and the southern portion of the desert is ____.
What is "complete waterless"?
It ___ or other water sources.
What is "lacks adequate rainfall"?
The vast continent of Asia has ______ mountains, desert, and water features.
What is "many different"?
On India's side of the Himalayas, the high ___ , so rainforests and grasslands can be found.
What is "mountains trap rain clouds"?
Many of Asia's major rivers begin in the Tibetan Plateau and are fed by more than ___ that are located here.
What is "30,000 glaciers"?
The Gobi is known for its ____ with winter lows -41F and summer nights above 120F.
What is "extreme temperatures"?
Like the Gobi, the Taklimakan Desert also has __ that vary across the region.
What is "extreme temperatures"?
A large part of Asia is desert, yet much of southern and eastern Asia receives massive _____ each year.
What is "amounts of rain"?
They have a significant ___ in southwest China.
What is "impact on life"?
In this region, summers are very short and winters are ____.
What is "long and extremely cold"?
____ is done in the Gobi Desert, but it is not enough to support large cities.
What is "some mining"?
______ in the Taklimakan, but shifting sand dunes make it nearly impossible to get work locations.
What is "Oil has been discovered"?
___ from the rest of Asia on three sides by mountain ranges.
What is "India is separated"?
During the few warmer months, farmers are able to let ___ in the region's grasslands.
What is "livestock graze"?
The ___ of the Gobi travels with its herds of small livestock looking for gases.
What is the "small nomadic population"?
Few people other than ____ inhabit the region.
What is "small nomadic groups"?