Class 8 - Physical Features of Asia (2022)

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B.A.

F PETIT GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL


STD VIII – GEOGRAPHY
ASIA- Physical Features
NAME OF THE FEATURE EXTENT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT SPECIAL FEATURES
MOUNTAINS, WATERBODIES
PEAKS &
PLATEAUS
The Northern Lowlands Ural Mts in the Central Mts in the • Arctic Ocean in the • It is the World’s greatest continuous
West to the South. North. plains.
Bering Strait in • Aral Sea. • They are marshy and swampy
the North- East. • Amu Darya lowlands as in the lower courses
• Syr Darya and mouth of the rivers freeze in
• Rivers Ob, winter. So, water coming from the
Yenisey and Lena. upper courses which are situated in
the warmer latitudes, spreads out
over large parts of the plains.
• It is also known as the Great Siberian
Plain.
• It is known as the Turan Plain in the
south which is drained by the rivers
Amu Darya and Syr Darya.
The Central Fold Mts & Intermontane South of the Pamir Knot: The • Black Sea • Some of the World’s highest Peaks
Plateaus. Northern following Mts and Fold Mountains lie in these
Lowlands. CONVERGE at ranges.
the Pamirs • Fold Mountains are the result of
• (N)Tien Shan large-scale lateral compression of
Mts. the earth’s crust.
• (S.E) Himalayas
and its highest
Peak The Mt.
Everest. The
Himalayas
further continue
as Arakan Yoma
in Myanmar.
• (S.E) Karakoram • It is home to several Inter Montane
Range and it’s Plateaus i.e. Plateaus lying between
Peak Mt. K2. Mountain ranges such as The
• (W) Hindukush Plateau of Tibet and the Plateau of
Range & Elburz Iran.
Mts.
• (S.W)- Sulaiman,
Kirthar and the
Zagros Mts.
• Plateau of Tibet-
Roof of the
World.
Armenian Knot:
The following
Mts RADIATE
from this zone
• (N) Pontine Mts
• (S) Taurus Mts.
• Plateau of
Anatolia.
The Southern Plateau South of the • The Arabian Rivers draining each • These regions are made of hard
Central Mts. Plateau (Saudi of these Plateaus. crystalline rocks.
Arabia) Deccan Plateau: • Their surfaces are undulating
• Deccan Plateau R. Godavari and gently sloping.
(India) R. Mahanadi • The Arabian Plateau is a dry
• The Shan R. Krishna area as no rivers drain this
Plateau R. Kaveri plateau and it lacks rainfall. It is
(Myanmar) The Shan &Yunnan steep towards the west but
• The Yunnan Plateau: slopes gently towards the
Plateau (China) R. Salween and Persian Gulf in the East.
Mekong • The Deccan Plateau of India
lies between the Western and
the Eastern Ghats. It is steeper
and higher along the Arabian
Sea in the West but slopes
gently towards the Bay of
Bengal towards the East. A
number of rivers drain the
Deccan Plateau.
The Great River Valleys Across Asia • The The Following rivers • The rivers responsible for the
Mesopotamian are responsible for the formation of these fertile plains
Plains.(Iraq) formation of these are mostly snow-fed and
• The Indo- fertile Plains: perennial.
Gangetic Plains The Mesopotamian • Their villages are very fertile
(India & Plains: hence it is densely populated.
Pakistan) R. Tigris & Euphrates. • These fertile plains were once
• The Manchurian The Indo- Gangetic known as ‘The Cradles of
Plain.(China) Plains: Civilization’
• Plains of R. Indus, Ganga and its • Asia’s longest river Yangtze
Myanmar tributaries. flows across these plains.
The Manchurian Plain:
R. Amur
The Plains of
Myanmar:
R. Irrawaddy
The Island Chain To the East and • Pacific Ocean • These group of islands are
South-East of • Indian Ocean collectively known as an
Mainland Asia. • The Bay of Archipelago.
Bengal • It is a tourist hot spot.
• Numerous Islands are found
here such as the:
• Kuril Island (Russia)
• Maldives
• Sri Lanka
• Lakshadweep (coral Islands)
• Andaman & Nicobar
(Volcanically formed)

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