New geographies . 2 ASIA 217 than one fourth of the whole continent2. Because of — fhouM have been littlethe extreme cold visited, for most of it is a in the north t , , , very cold country. Notehow much of it lies in the frigid zone. plateaus, rather than low plains. Oneof them, the plateau of Tibet, is fromtwo to three miles above the level of thesea, which is higher than most of thepeaks of lofty mountains. You know

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