regions itencompasses. Asia has both the highest and the lowest points on the surface ofEarth, has the longest coastline of any continent, is subject overall to the world’s widest climatic extremes, and, consequently, produces the most varied forms of vegetation and animal life on Earth. In...
the meridians, are uniformly spaced. Because the meridians do not converge, as on a globe, the east–west scale grows progressively larger with increasing distance from the Equator, so that the map not only inflates the areas of Europe, North America, and other middle-latitude regions, but ...
Sinai Peninsula, triangular peninsula linking Africa with Asia and occupying an area of 23,500 square miles (61,000 square km). Usually regarded as being geographically part of Asia, the Sinai Peninsula is the northeastern extremity of Egypt and adjoins
Humboldt was able to make some generalizations about geography in general, and Mexican geography in particular, that have stood the test of time remarkably well. For example, he was the first to describe the vertical differentiation of climatic and vegetation zones in Mexico. Writing in 1811,...
regions. The central and western parts are generally characterized as plain and flat areas with an average elevation of between 95 and 3652 m78. The annual mean rainfall is approximately 231–848 mm78. The southern section has a typical mountain climate and the central and northern regions have...
Floristic regions reflect the geographic organization of floras and provide essential tools for biological studies. Previous global floristic regions are generally based on floristic endemism, lacking a phylogenetic consideration that captures floristic
Therefore, there is a need for constructing a higher comprehensive mapping approach that is applicable for (1) different plantation forest types; (2) various ranges of geographic regions; (3) short time coverage (e.g., annual mapping). The advantage of forest mapping studies nowadays is the ...
rated 4 out of 5 stars. 8 total votes this unique view employs a map projection to accentuate the pacific rim, and shows oceania and asia in close proportion to their actual size on the earth. it brings oceania and asia into the center of the picture, while dramatically showing the ...
afghanistan/pakistan and the middle east. includes updated place names and the addition of significant locations currently in the news, such as marjah, afghanistan. this wall map covers a broad geographic area ranging from northern africa through the middle east to the western edge of china and...
Climatically, Europe benefits by having only a small proportion of its surface either too cold or too hot and dry for effective settlement and use. Regional climatic contrasts nevertheless exist: oceanic, Mediterranean, and continental types occur widely, as do gradations from one to the other. ...