n; low
atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer
air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast
winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from
cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and
northeast-to-southwest winds and currents; ocean floor is dominated
by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian
Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge

Indonesia:
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior
mountains

Iran:
rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts,
mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts

Iraq:
mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in
south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran
and Turkey

Ireland:
mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged
hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast

Israel:
Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central
mountains; Jordan Rift Valley

Italy:
mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands

Jamaica:
mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

Jan Mayen:
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers

Japan:
mostly rugged and mountainous

Jarvis Island:
sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing
reef

Jersey:
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Johnston Atoll:
mostly flat

Jordan:
mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great
Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River

Juan de Nova Island:
low and flat

Kazakhstan:
extends from the Volga to the Altai Mountains and from
the plains in western Siberia to oases and desert in Central Asia

Kenya:
low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift
Valley; fertile plateau in west

Kingman Reef:
low and nearly level

Kiribati:
mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs

Korea, North:
mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow
valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east

Korea, South:
mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in
west and south

Kuwait:
flat to slightly undulating desert plain

Kyrgyzstan:
peaks of Tien Shan and associated valleys and basins
encompass entire nation

Laos:
mostly rugged mountains; some plains