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Major Climatic Regions of Asia towards the sea, so the winds are drier and
bring little or no rain. China also experiences
Let’s learn about the major climatic regions
this type of climate but the temperatures are
of Asia.
cooler than those of the Indian monsoons.
Tundra Region

Th e tundra region experiences long, cold
winters and short, cool summers. Th is region
is covered with snow for a major part of the
year. Winters are long, dry and snowbound
whereas summers are short but warm enough
for some snow to melt. Th e northern coast of
Asia falls under the tundra region.

Taiga Region

Th e taiga region experiences cold winters and
warm summers. Central Siberia comes under The climatic regions of Asia
this region.
Equatorial Region
Temperate Region
Th e equatorial region consists of high,
Th e temperate region is characterised by seasonally well-distributed rainfall and a small
warm summers and cool winters. Summers range of temperatures except in locations where
in this region mostly experience rainfall the seasonal shift ing of the trade winds leave
whereas snowfall is common during the a part of the year relatively drier. Indonesia,
winters. North-East Asia falls in this region. Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Philippines fall in

Temperate Asia includes countries like Japan this region.
North Korea and South Korea, Mongolia,
Desert Region
most parts of China, and Russian Siberia.
Th e desert region is characterised by very
Monsoon Region
low rainfall and extreme temperature. Th e
Th e monsoon region has a defi nite dry season rainfall is generally less than 250 millimetres.

and a defi nite wet season. Th e cooler season is Central Asia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, north-west
dry while the warmer season is very wet. Th e India and south-east Pakistan fall under the
best example is the monsoon of the Indian desert region. Although the deserts of Central
subcontinent. Mumbai for example, records Asia, like Gobi and Taklamakan, lie outside
more than 2000 millimetres (80 inches) of the tropics, the excessive heat they face in
rain in a year but the months from December summer make them similar to the deserts of
to February are absolutely dry. During the
the lower latitudes.
summer, warm and moist winds blow from
Temperate Grasslands (Steppes)
the Indian Ocean towards India and bring
heavy rains. In the cooler months, the wind Th e temperate grasslands have cold winters
direction changes and goes from the land and warm summers. Th ey lie to the north

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