Gavin SS Asia review

Where are Highland Climates found?

• Western China

• North Korea

• South Korea

• Southeastern China

What affects the temperature in the highland zone?

• latitude

• elevation

• longitude

• vegetation

What vegetation do you see in Highland region?

• Forests

• Cacti

• Alpine Tundra

• Rainforest

Which land biome is the ground frozen all year round?

• Grassland

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

What biome is characterized by permafrost and treeless plains?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tundra

• Taiga

• Desert

Very few people live here, no trees, soil permanently frozen, mosses, lichens, and shrubs

• Alpine forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grasslands

What kind of climate do Southeastern China, South Korea, southern Japan, and northern Taiwan have?

• Humid subtropical

• Semiarid

• Highlands

• Desert

What kind of vegetation is in humid subtropical climate?

• deciduous trees (lose leaves)

• conifers (evergreens)

• lichens and moss

• Cacti

What has reduced the amount of forests in Southeast region?

• tornados

• beavers

• loggers and farmers

• fire

Where can you find the semiarid climate?

• Southern Japan

• Western China

• East Asia

• Mongolian Plateau