Asia - Location and Climate Asia is subject to the world's widest climatic extremes, and consequently, produces the most varied forms of vegetation and animal life on Earth. The climate is generally temperate, although dramatic and sudden rainfall during the monsoon seasons can be hazardous; flood, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common. Humidity and temperature vary greatly according to elevation. The mountain systems of Central Asia form a forbidding natural barrier to human migration. Back | Next