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Salisa : So, before we get into the topic of our podcast this time, it would be better if we
Salisa : Just introduce me, Salisa Rahmawati, with the last NIM 16
Nandya : So we from group 11 of the Professional English course will have a short chat on
The topic of physical geography of Asia. What do you think comes to your mind
Arilla : I agree with Rofi's opinion. Because Asia is very large, its territory can be
divided
into five main physical regions, mountain systems, plateaus, plains, steppes and
deserts, fresh wate environments and salt water environments. Asia covers about
30 percent of the earth's land area. It is also the world's most populous continent,
Nandya : Wow, it turns out that Asia is really big, friends, do you know what regions Asia
Borders on?
Salisa : I know, northern Asia borders the Arctic Ocean. To the south it borders the
Indian
Ocean. To the west it borders the European Continent, the Ural Mountains, the
Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, the Bosphorus Strait, the Dardanelles Strait, the
Rofi : I'm curious, Arilla said earlier that the Asian continent can be divided into five
Arilla : The first one is the mountain system, the existing mountain systems include the
Himalayas, the Tien Shan mountain system and the Ural mountains. One that will
be explained is the Ural Mountains which stretch for about 2,500 kilometers
(1,550 miles) in an indirect north-south route from Russia to Kazakhstan. The
Ural Mountains are among the oldest in the world, 250 million to 300 million
years old.
Nandya : The second is in the form of highlands. Asia is home to many plateaus, which
are
relatively flat, highland areas. The Deccan Plateau forms most of southern India.
The average height of the plateau is about 600 meters (2,000 ft). It is bordered by
three mountain ranges: the Satpura Mountains to the north, and the Eastern and
Western Ghats on either side. The plateau and its main waterways—the Godavari
and Krishna rivers—slope gently towards the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of
Bengal.
Salisa : The third is the freshwater environment and there is Lake Baikal, which is
located
in southern Russia, which is the deepest lake in the world, reaching a depth of
1,620 meters (5,315 feet). This lake contains 20 percent of the world's unfrozen
fresh water, making it the world's largest reservoir. This lake is also the oldest lake
in the world, 25 million years old. Apart from that, there is the longest river in
Asia and the third longest in the world, reaching 6,300 kilometers in length. The
fourth region is plains, steppes and deserts. On the Asian continent there is the
largest plain in the world, namely the West Siberian Plain which stretches for
around 2,400 kilometers. Apart from that, Central Asia is also dominated by
steppes, namely large areas of flat, unforested grasslands. There is also the Rub' al
Khali Desert, which is considered the largest sea of sand in the world, covering an
area larger than France in Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and
Yemen.
Arilla : And the last one is salt water. There is the Bay of Bengal which is the largest bay
in the world, covering almost 2.2 million square kilometers (839,000 square
miles) and borders Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Burma. Many major rivers,
including the Ganges and Brahmaputra, flow into the bay. The saline wetland
formed by the Ganges-Brahmaputra River in the Bay of Bengal is the largest delta
in the world.
Nandy : Now that we know the 5 features that exist on the Asian Continent, what about
the
flora and fauna that are spread across the Asian Continent, do you know anything?
Rofi : As far as I know, flora and fauna in Asia are divided into 2 types, namely aquatic
and terrestrial. For Aquatic Flora and Fauna, Asia's freshwater and marine habitats
offer extraordinary biodiversity. The Bay of Bengal, in the Indian Ocean, is one of
the largest tropical marine ecosystems in the world. The bay is home to dozens of
marine mammals, including bottlenose dolphins, spinner dolphins, spotted
dolphins and Bryde's whales. Many wildlife sanctuaries in and around the bay aim
to protect its most diverse biodiversity found along its beaches and wetlands.
Apart from that, for Terrestrial Flora and Fauna, Asia has determined the way
animals are domesticated. In the Himalayas, people use yaks as pack animals.
Yaks are large animals related to cattle, but with thick fiber fur and the ability to
survive in oxygen-poor mountainous highlands. Yaks were not only used for
transportation and pulling plows, but their fur was also a source of warm and
strong fiber. Yak milk is used for butter and cheese.