Various Habitat Types
Kazakstan is a land-locked region with a continental climate. The continental climate is caused by the cold patterns from the north mixing with warm patterns from the south. Kazakstan has various habitat types located in specific regions throughout the republic. However, 50% of the area supports desert and semi-desert conditions, while 25% is steppe and the remaining 25% is compromised of lakes, mountains, seas and rivers.
Tien-Shan Mountains in Southern Kazakstan
Farthest southern pine forest border
Short grass steppe in Northern Kazakstan
Northern Lake (Kostanay Oblast)
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Landscape Type Examples
- Author(s): Heather Triplett
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: October 8, 2009
- Date accessed: April 17, 2024
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples
APA Style
Heather Triplett. (2009, October 08). Landscape Type Examples. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved April 17, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples
Chicago Manual of Style
Heather Triplett. "Landscape Type Examples". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 08 October, 2009. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples
Heather Triplett. "Landscape Type Examples". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 08 Oct 2009. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 17 Apr 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples
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