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What do the climates in the highest latitudes present?
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They present a serious challenge to all but the most hardly nomads and herders.
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Subarctic
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Subarctic climate zones occur in a small sliver along Mongolia's and China's northern borders with Russia. The winters are brutally cold, testing the survival skills of the inhabitants. The climate is generally dry. The typical vegetation of this region is the northern evergreen forest.
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Highland
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Highland climates are found mostly in western China. The vegetation in the highlands also varies with elevation.
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What are the two reasons that the area if sparsely populated?
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Western Highlands.
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Tundras
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Hanve no trees, and the soil a few feet below the surface is permanently frozen.
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