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__Climate & Geographic Factors__ By: Greg Chapman __Location:__ -The Mongolian empire was located throughout modern day Asia and parts of East Europe. -The Mongols spread through China and major parts of the Middle East. -The Mongolian empire conquered and lived on land.  -They relied on the resources of the land to sustain themselves. -The Mongols stretched from the Black Sea (in the East) to the Pacific Ocean (in the west)[|Source] -They had to adjust to the changes in temperature and the lay of the land.

__Climate:__ - Mongolia has the world's southernmost permafrost (Permanently frozen top soil)and northernmost desert (Gobi).[|*] - The Gobi desert lands are located in the south.[|*] - The North contains forest and mostly winter conditions.[|*] - Since Mongolian occupied most of Asia we can say that the climate was very continental (wide seasonal and temperature ranges).[|*] - The continental climate means strong seasonal reversals of atmospheric pressure.[|*] - Winter winds are generally offshore (winds that blow from the shore out to the sea) [|,] dry and cool.[|*] - In the summer these conditions are reversed. [|*] - In Mongolia the plateau is essentially a long grass [|steppe]. - In Southern Mongolia (close to Northern China) there were monsoonal rainfalls.[|*] - Mongolia typically sees

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