Mountain Ranges of Asia and Europe

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Which mountain range serves as a natural border between Asia and Europe?

  • Ural (correct)
  • Taurus Mountain
  • Himalayas
  • Altay

What is the significant geographic feature located north of the Indian sub-continent?

  • Zagros
  • Himalayas (correct)
  • Tien Shan
  • Kunlun

Which mountain range is located in the region where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge?

  • Altay (correct)
  • Arakan Yoma
  • Verkhoyansk
  • Hindukush

Which mountain range extends across western China and the Tibetan Plateau?

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Which mountain range is classified as the largest in Iran and Iraq?

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Study Notes

Altay Mountain Range

  • Located in East-Central Asia, at the intersection of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan.

Caucasus Mountain Range

  • Located at the intersection of Europe and Asia
  • Stretches from the Black Sea in the west to the Caspian Sea in the east

Himalayas Mountain Range

  • The world's highest mountain range
  • Located north of the Indian subcontinent
  • Home to the world's highest peaks

Kunlun Mountain Range

  • One of the longest mountain chains in Asia
  • Extends across western China and the Tibetan Plateau

Tien (or Tian) Shan Mountain Range

  • Located in Central Asia
  • Positioned to the north and west of the Taklamakan Desert
  • Near the border region of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and western China

Ural Mountain Range

  • Forms a natural border between Asia and Europe

Zagros Mountain Range

  • The largest mountain range in Iran and Iraq

Verkhoyansk Mountain Range

  • Located in Russia, east of the Lena River

Arakan Yoma Range

  • A southward extension of the Himalayas
  • Passes through Myanmar
  • Includes the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sumatra, and Java Island

Hindukush Mountain Range

  • A westward extension of the Pamir Mountains
  • Located in Afghanistan and Iran

Elburz Mountain Range

  • Located south of the Caspian Sea

Sulaiman, Kirthar & Makran Ranges

  • A southward extension of the Pamir Mountains to the Arabian Sea coast

Taurus Mountain Range

  • Along the Mediterranean coast in southern Turkey

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