世界各大洲区域特征简况（Regional features of continents in the world）.docVIP

世界各大洲区域特征简况（Regional features of continents in the world） The basic characteristics of the Asian terrain First, the plateau, mountainous area is vast, about the size of the entire island 3 / 4; second, high and low around the middle of the mountain, plateau, located in the middle, an average elevation of 4000 meters above the edge area of more than 200 meters above sea level; third, complex and diverse topography, ups and downs, is the highest in the world in Himalaya the mountains (the peak of Mount Qomolangma is 8848 meters above sea level), and the lowest in the world (at an altitude of 400 meters - Dead Sea depression) and the vast plains. The basic features of the African terrain In Africa, mainly in high altitude terrain, undulating ground, known as the continental plateau. The average elevation of 600 meters above the terrain from southeast to northwest tilt. Part of the fabric of Northwest Atlas mountains, Southeast of the Drakensberg mountains. African terrain can be divided into three parts: first, the plateau. From the north to the south of Ethiopia, East Africa, South Africa plateau plateau plateau. Kilimanjaro (elevation 5895 meters) is located in the East African plateau, is the highest peak in africa. East Africa has a north-south fault zone -- the fall of the great rift valley zone, more than 6000 km long, there are a series of narrow bottom depth of the lake basin; second. The majority of the central Congo basin, formerly vast inland lake, due to crustal rise, river incision, water leakage and third desert. Is the northern part of the Sahara desert, an area of about 7700000 square kilometers, is the largest desert in the world. The basic feature of European terrain First, Europe is mainly plain terrain, plain area accounts for about 2 of the total area of the delta / 3 main plains, Central Plains of Eastern Europe, Western Europe (POD plain plain) plain; second, the terrain is small, with an average altitude of 300 meters, is the world average of th