ASIA IMPORTANT PLATEAUS AND BASINS

NAME	INFORMATION
Ladakh plateau (internmontane plateau )	Lies between the Karakorum in the north and the Himalayas in the south.
Tibet Plateau (Intermontane plateau)	Enclosed to the south by the Himalayas, to the north by the Kunlun Shan Range is the highest tableland (4,800 m) of Tibet. The largest plateau in the world with an average altitude of 4,250 m.
Yunan plateau	Lies to the southeast of the Tibet Plateau are separated from the fertile Szechuan basin by the “ange of mountains.
Takla Makan Desert Plateau and Tarim Basin	An intermontane desert basin Lies between the Tienshan in the north and Kunlun Shan in the south Convective wind ‘Karaburan’ blows in the arid regions.
Pamir Plateau	Situated to the northwest of the Indian sub – continent. Meeting point for the central Asian mountain ranges which make up the skeleton of the continent. The highest plateau of the world with an altitude of 4, 900 m is also known as ‘roof of the world’.
Armenian plateau	Situated between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. Pamir – like plateau from where many mountain ranges spread out, therefore called the Armenian knot.
Iranian plateau	The central desert plateau of Iran is enclosed by Zagros in the south an west and Elburzin the north
Mongolian Plateau	A high plateau between 1, 500 and 1, 800 m above sea level, is situated between the khinghanin the east, Altunshan and Tien Shan is the south, Altai in the West and Yablonovy in the north.
Urfan Basin	Lies to the west of Mongolian Plateau.
Aldan Plateau	Lies to the north west of Stanovoy Mountain.
Indo – China Plateau	Region of southeast Asia extends over Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Shan Plateau	Lies between Pegu Yoma and Arkan Yoma in the Eastern part of Myanmar. The Salween river flows through the plateau. Region important for precious stone (Rubies), silver, lead and tin and tungsten.
Deccan Plateau	Lies to the south of Indo Gangetic Plain, between the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. North western part of Deccan Plateau is an example of lava Plateau or Plateau of accumulation.
Baluchistan Plateau	A desert plateau (900 m high) situated to the west of Kirthar Range.
Arabian Plateau	An example of tilted block extending over the entire Arabian Peninsula.
Plateau of Anatolia or Asia Minor or Turkey	Enclosed between Pontiac Mountain Ranges in the north west and Taurus in the south west. A vast Plateau with an average height of 1, 200 m, broken by ridges and volcanic outcrops. The main rivers draining off the plateau are Tigris an Euphrates.
Loess Plateau	The plateau region is surrounded by Great Plain in the east, Qining Mountains in the south and Ordos Plateau in the north Loess is the wind borne fine just, deposited beyond the deserts limits and is the Find loam, rich in lime. Shansi and Shensi region of loess Plateau is known for its extensive coal reserves. The Hwang Ho flows through loess land.
Dzungarian  Basin	Relatively liow lying land between the Tien Shan and Altai Range in Mongolia. A sort of door between China and Mongolia in the east and Tarim lowland in the west.
Mesopotamian Plain	Formed by the Tigris and Euphrates River in Iraq. One of the Major regions where wheat, barley, tobacco and cotton is grown.
Gobi Desert	Situated to the southeast of Mongolians Plateau and extends into China. Aridity due to interior location shows the features of undulating sand sea as well as barren sheets of rock and stone.