Northern Lowlands Flashcards
Where does the northern lowlands lie?
It lies in the Central Mountain Belt.
How many divisions are the lowlands consisted of?
2 subdivisions. Northern and southern.
Northern is also known as the Great Siberian Plain.
The Siberian plain is drained by the ______, ___________ and the __________ Rivers. Which direction do they flow and where do they enter?
Ob, Yenisey, Lena
Flow northwards
Enter the Arctic oceans.
The region between the ____________ and the _________ is almost level plain.
Ural mountains, Yenisey
What happens during the summer seasons? What does it lead to?
During the summer seasons, the snow melts in the upper course of these rivers, while the lower portions are still frozen.
This leads to water stagnates in large area forming marshes and swamps.
The region between the _________ and _________ Rivers is an undulating upland.
Yenisey and Lena
What lies to the south of the Siberian Plains? What is this are?
Central Asia
Large area for inland drainage.
What are the 2 large inland lake of the southern?
Caspian sea, Aral Sea
The _______ and ___________ are the two rivers that originate in the mountains of Central Asia and reach the Aral Sea.
Amu Darya, Syr Darya
