Tibet+-+Climate+&+Geographic+Factors

 __**General Layout ²**__


 * Tibet During Empire Larger Than Modern Tibet
 * Tibet Composed of Three Primary Regions
 * Zangbo Valley
 * Chang Tang
 * Kham
 * Zangbo Cultural, Political, Economical Centre of Tibet
 * Capital Lhasa Located in Zangbo Valley
 * Zangbo Most Temperate Climate in Tibet
 * Chang Tang (Northern Plain), Cold, Barren
 * Chang Tang Many Salt Lakes
 * Chang Tang Source of Many Great Rivers of Asia
 * Yangtze
 * Mekong
 * Brahmaputra
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Salween
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Indus
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Kham Eastern Tibet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Kham Heavily Forested, Abundant Grazing Land
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Kham Location of Rich Mineral Deposits



<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">__Elevation & Mountains ²__


 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tibetan Plateau (Northern & Eastern Tibet) Average 15 000 ft (4 500 m)
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Plateau 800 Miles East to West
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Plateau Area of 500 000 Square Miles
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Plateau Also Called “Northern Plain”
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Among Highest Regions in the World
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Northern Tibet Contained by Kunlun Mountains
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Southern Tibet Contained by Himalayas
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Western Tibet Contained by Karakoram Mountain System

<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__**Temperatures ¹**__


 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Vast Variance in Temperature
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Temperature Changes Occur Diurnally (Within 24 Hours)
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">In Capital of Lhasa (3 650 m)
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Daily Maximum: 30〫C
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Daily Minimum: -19〫C
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Valleys and Lower Regions Have Pleasant Climate
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Seasonal Variation Minimal, Climate Relatively Constant Annually

<span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__**Precipitation ¹**__


 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Climate Generally Dry
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Precipitation Levels Decrease From South to North
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Precipitation Occurs Primarily During the Summer
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Annual Precipitation of 18 Inches (480 mm)
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Southern Snow Line at 16 000 ft (4 800 m)
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Northern Snow Line at 20 000 ft (6 100 m)
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Relative Humidity Levels Very Low
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Fog a Scarce Occurrence
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Land Referred to by Locals as Kja-ba-can (“Land of Snows”)

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">__**Winds ¹**__

<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__Citations:__ <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"> ¹ = "Tibet (autonomous region, China) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 22 Apr. 2009 <[|__http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/594898/Tibet__]>.
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Year Round Gale Winds
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Gale Winds Descend from Himalayas
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Himalayas Block Monsoon Winds
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Valley’s in South Tunnel Wind Through Mountainous Regions
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Strong Systems Known to Develop In West
 * Due to Colliding Masses of Air from Various Altitudes

² = Grolier Land Geographical Characteristics and Climate "Tibet (Xiang) Land." New Book of Knowledge. Grolier. < [|__http://go.grolier.com/__]>.

__**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">All Information Cross Referenced With: **__

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2005.

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