All terms in this list:
Gobi Desert: Gobi means waterless place
Currently expanding due to desertification
Ob River: Russia's 4th largest river
3rd largest river system in Asia
Kunlun Mountains: one of the greatest central asian mountain systems
home to the yak
Yellow (Huang) River: world's 6th longest river (3,395 miles)
called the "mother river" by most chinese people
named after the silts that flow douwnstream and change it's color
Mekong River: 12th largest river in Asia (largest in south Asia)
the river is navigable year around
Mekong fish species are threatened by the building of dams
Indus river: The most important river in Pakistan
the river is fed the Himalayan Mountains and monsoons
Himalayan Mountains: highest and youngest mountain range in the world
the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest, is located here
the Himalayan are so large, they eventually feed 1/3 of the World's population
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: located in what is now Iraq
area between the rivers is called Mesopotamia
home to one of the first civilizations ever around 5000 B.C.
Zagros Mountains: home to many endangered species
mouse-like hamster
the Basra Reed-warbler
Striped hyena
The Steppes: Steppes=Mountain grasslands, Savannah and scrub lands
Home of the Saiga Antelope
Ural Mountains: these mountains are a natural barrier between Europe and Asia Throughout history they have been used as a human barrier
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