WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -8.1 South Asia’s Physical Landscape. South Asia’s Himalaya Mountains are the highest in the world, soaring to over 8, 800 meters (29, 000 feet).

Detailed explanation-2: -PENINSULAS AND WATERWAYS. The most distinctive landform in Southwest Asia is the Arabian Peninsula, which is separated from the continent of Africa by the Red Sea on the southwest and from the rest of Asia by the Persian Gulf on the east. The Red Sea covers a rift valley created by the movement of the Arabian plate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mountains and plateaus dominate Southwest Asia. They were formed over the past 100 million years by collisions between four tectonic plates. This movement has also caused earthquakes. The region’s highest mountains are the Hindu Kush range.

Detailed explanation-4: -Major physical features include three mountain ranges, three major river systems, and one vast desert. The mountain ranges include the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, and the Karakoram range along the northern part of the region. The Himalaya mountains act as a climatic divider between India and Tibet.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the most recognizable features of North Africa and Southwest Asia are its deserts. The Sahara, from the Arabic word ṣaḥrā’ meaning “desert, ” is the largest hot desert in the world, stretching across 9.4 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles) of the North African landscape.