Features of formation of landscape of the South-Kazakhstan region

Abstract

The article considers the features of landscape formation of the South-Kazakhstan region. The landscape structure of the South Kazakhstan region is significantly determined by the latitudinal position of the territory, hypsometric differences and confinement to large geomorphological regions, such as the foothill plains and mountains of the Western Tien Shan, the raised denudation plain of Betpakdala, the sandy massifs of Kyzylkum and Moyynkum, the valley complexes of the Syr Darya and Shu rivers. The landscapes of the South Kazakhstan region are characterized by considerable diversity, high fragmentation and mosaic. According to bioclimatic differences in the territory of the region, a desert type of landscapes is singled out. In the article also considered climatic features of the Southern Kazakhstan area where four agroclimatic area was allocated. Distribution across the territory of the area of surface and underground waters features of soil and vegetation cover.
As a result of a research the main features of landscapes of the Southern Kazakhstan area are defined, spatial structures of landscapes are allocated.