WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Plateau of Tibet is located closest to which other geographic feature?
A
Pacific Ocean
B
Himalaya Mountains
C
Mediterranean Sea
D
Gobi Desert
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The region lies between the Kunlun Mountains and its associated ranges to the north and the Himalayas and Karakoram Range to the south and southwest, respectively; it extends eastward to the Daxue Mountains and, farther south, the northern and central portions of the Hengduan Mountains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tibet lies in a region known as Trans Himalayas. As the term suggests, Tibet lies beyond the main Himalayan range. The Trans Himalayan region itself is an ill-defined mountain region covering an area of about 1, 000 km (600 miles) and having a width ranging from 225 km (140 miles) to about 32 km (20 miles).

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the highest plateau in the world, with an average altitude 4, 500 meters. Tibet Plateau has many firsts as following: It has the highest mountains in the world Mt. Qomolangma 8, 850 meters. It has the largest canyon in the world Yarlung Zangbo River Great Canyon with a total depth 5, 382 meters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lying on the border between China and Nepal, the north is own by China and the south by Nepal. It’s about 100 km away from Mt. Everest and has a similar climate. Cho Oyu Makalu is the forth highest mountain in Tibet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Qinghai-Tibetan (Qingzang) Plateau, is a vast, high plateau in Central Asia. It covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Qinghai Province in China, and Ladakh in Kashmir, India.

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