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ASIA 



moisture, and, when it is overgrown with low shrubs, 

 may become a heath. 



Among the most curious features of these arctic land- 

 scapes, rank the ' polygonal floors/ or floors of hardened 



Tundra & Lofiy Mountain MULTaigja orPineForest (MUD], r r _ 



Co,ol Deciduous F. ^^L MediterpaneanJgME SummerRainK -. ^ 



Monsoon & Equatorial J.iBH,Savana ScrubC3I:ID, Desert,- i i 



FIG. 6. Vegetation of Asia. 



mud with cracks arranged in polygonal patterns. Out 

 of these slits the lines of tiny plants arise in quaint 

 devices not unlike fancy box edging. 



The monotony and desolation of the landscape are 



