The way in which traits are passed from one generation to the next-and sometimes skip generations-was first explained by Gregor Mendel. By experimenting with pea plant breeding, Mendel developed three principles of inheritance that described the transmission of genetic traits, before anyone knew genes existed.
1. Steppe. Much of the region of Central Asia is covered by a semi-arid, treeless, mostly flat land known as the Steppe or Steppes. Part is in Europe by the Ukraine, but most is in Asia extending to eastern Mongolia. 1  Steppe Tribes.
Geography of China. China has great physical diversity. The eastern plains and southern coasts of the country consists of fertile lowlands and foothills, and is the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population. The southern areas of the country (South of the Yangtze River) consists of hilly and mountainous terrain.