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Asia and Oceania: relief, hydrography, climate, imagen, imagen, imagen,…
Asia and Oceania: relief, hydrography, climate
1. Asia
Relief:
Asia can be divided into five main physical regions: Mountain Systems, Plateaus, Plains, Steppes, and Deserts. The three main mountain systems are: Himalayas, Tien Shan and Urals.
Water bodies:
Saltwater:
The Sea of Okhotsk: It stretches for 1.5 million km2 between mainland Russia and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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The Persian Gulf: It has an area of more than 234,000 km2. The seabed of the Persian Gulf contains approximately 50 percent of the world's soil reserves.
Freshwater:
The Yangtze: It is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. The Yangtze is considered the lifeblood of China. It houses a third of its population and contributes greatly to China's economy.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers:
They are born in the heights of eastern Turkey and flow from Syria and Iraq. The land between the two rivers, known as Mesopotamia, was the center of the first civilizations. , including Sum and the Akkadian Empire.
Baykal Lake: It is located in southern Russia, it is the deepest in the world. It contains 20% of the world's liquid fresh water.
It is also the oldest lake, it is 25 million years old.
Important information:
Asia has an area of 44'541.138 square meters, being the largest continent in the world both by size and population. It is bordered to the west by the Ural Mountains and the Caspian and Black Sea. To the east with the Pacific Ocean. To the north with the glacial Arctic Ocean and to the south with the Indian Ocean. The largest country in Asia is Russia. The smallest country is the Maldives islands.
2. Oceania
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Fauna and Flora:
Australia and Oceania have an incredibly high number of endemic species. The native plants of Oceania are eucalyptus, jacaranda, hibiscus, and breadfruit. Many of the most familiar native animals of Australia and Oceania are marsupials, endemic animals include the koala, the kangaroo. Marsupials are mammals that carry their newborn young in a bag. Almost 70 percent of the marsupials on Earth are native to Oceania.
General consideration:
Oceania is the smallest continent in the world and is mainly made up of thousands of islands. The largest island is Australia, followed by other major islands, such as New Guinea, New Zealand. The smallest island is Nauru.
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