Climate
-The five major climate regions in East Asia are semiarid, arid, humid subtropical, humid continental, and high land.
- The climate of East Asia is both similar to and different from that of Europe and the United States. It is similar in that it is a temperate climate, with colder winters and warm Summers. It is different in the fact that most of the rainfall occurs during the hot Summer months, rather than during the cool to frigid Winter months. The Summer rains are borne by monsoon winds: in the Winter, the cold, dry heavy air over Central Asia flows outward toward the sea and in the Summer months, the warm air over the Central Asian land mass rises and cooler, moist air from the ocean flows back bringing rainfall over the land.
- The climate of East Asia is both similar to and different from that of Europe and the United States. It is similar in that it is a temperate climate, with colder winters and warm Summers. It is different in the fact that most of the rainfall occurs during the hot Summer months, rather than during the cool to frigid Winter months. The Summer rains are borne by monsoon winds: in the Winter, the cold, dry heavy air over Central Asia flows outward toward the sea and in the Summer months, the warm air over the Central Asian land mass rises and cooler, moist air from the ocean flows back bringing rainfall over the land.