CLIMATE - the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long

period.

WEATHER - is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to
which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy

ALTITUDE - is commonly used to mean the height above sea level of a location, in
geography the term elevation is often preferred for this usage.

MONSOON - is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by

corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal
changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the
asymmetric heating of land and sea.
THE TYPES OF CLIMATE IN
ASIA AND ITS
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
LIFE OF ASIANS
TROPICAL SAVANNA TEMPERATE POLAR MEDITERRANEAN
CLIMATE CLIMATE CLIMATE CLIMATE CLIMATE
In this hot and The climate is In this zone, In the polar It is characterized
humid zone, usually warm there are climate zones, by hot, dry
the average and typically warm it’s extremely summers and cool,
temperatures temperatures and humid cold. Even in wet winters and
are greater range from summers with summer, the located between
than 64°F 68° to 86°F thunderstorms temperatures about 30° and 45°
(18°C) year- (20 to 30°C). and mild here never go latitude north and
round and Savannas exist winters. higher than 50°F south of the
there is more in areas where (10°C)! Equator and on the
than 59 inches there is a 6 - 8 1.CONTINENTAL western sides of the
of precipitation month wet CLIMATE continents.
each year. summer
season, and a These regions
4 - 6 month have warm to
dry winter cool summers
season.. and very cold
winters. In the
winter, this zone
can experience
snowstorms,
strong winds,
and very cold
temperatures—
sometimes
falling below -
22°F (-30°C)!
 TYPES OF
VEGETATION
COVER IN ASIA
VEGETATION COVER - defines the percentage of soil which is covered by green
vegetation.

5 TYPES OF VEGETAION COVER

This is found in the coldest lands. It is
1. TUNDRA made up of plants called lichen or moss.
This vegetation cover is commonly found
in Arctic lands or near the Arctic plateau.
 It is located in the south of the tundra
2. TAIGA which also experiences extreme cold and
freezing. It is found in vast forests of
coniferous trees. These trees possess the
qualities needed to withstand the freezing
temperatures.
 Due to the rapid precipitation of water in
3. DESERT these soils, it is usually low, prickly, and
has a thick clump of plant life.

This type of vegetation cover is common

4. GRASSLAND on cliffs that enjoy temperate climates.
O STEPPE An example of this is the typical
vegetation cover in Mongolia and Tibet
where livestock is the main occupation of
Asians.
 Due to the low drought season and heavy
5. TROPICAL rains during the rainy season, the plants
RAINFOREST that grow in lands with this climate are
tropical deciduous. These plants fall off
during the summer and will live again
during the rainy season. Tropical
rainforest is commonly found in East,
South, and Southeast Asia particularly in
Malaysia and Indonesia.