Kazakhstan

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

Tien-Shan Mountains in Southern Kazakstan



pine forest border

Farthest southern pine forest border

steppe grass

Short grass steppe in Northern Kazakstan

northern lake

Northern Lake (Kostanay Oblast)

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  • 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: March 24, 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 March 24, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

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Heather Triplett. "Landscape Type Examples". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 08 October, 2009. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples

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Heather Triplett. "Landscape Type Examples". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 08 Oct 2009. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 24 Mar 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/landscape-type-examples

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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