Tag: geography

Mediterranean forests are found in areas around Mediterranean Sea, Central Chile, South-West USA, Australia, Africa. They have thick barks and wax coated leaves which help them reduce transpiration. Due to these characteristics, Mediterranean trees adapt themselves to dry summers. Mediterranean Forests are known as 'Orchards of the world' for their fruit cultivation. People have removed the natural vegetation here in order to cultivate what they want to. So, Citrus fruits such as oranges, figs, olives and grapes are commonly cultivated here.

The forests of California are famous for redwood trees. They are long-lived evergreen trees. They live 1,200 to 1,800 years or more. These trees are the tallest and oldest living things on the earth. Nowadays these trees are a famous tourist attraction in the area.

• Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean sea with the Red sea. It is 193 km long and has reduced thousands of kilometers of the journey between the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean.

During summer, regions of Mediterranean climate are strongly influenced by cold ocean currents which keep the weather in the region dry, stable, and pleasant. In winter, however, they are no longer influenced by the cold ocean currents and therefore warmer water settles near land and causes clouds to form and rainfall becomes much more likely.

Mediterranean region is the area around Mediterranean Sea, Central Chile, South-West USA, Australia, Africa. These regions have hot & dry summers and mild & wet winters. Mediterranean forests are found in these regions. These forests have trees having thick barks and wax coated leaves which help them reduce transpiration. Due to these characteristics, Mediterranean trees adapt themselves to dry summers. Mediterranean Forests are known as 'Orchards of the world' for their fruit cultivation.

It covers an area of about 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi), representing 0.7% of the global ocean surface.  It is connected to the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar. This narrow strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa—is only 14 km (9 mi).

 People in Amazon basin practice “slash and burn agriculture”. The staple food is manioc, also known as cassava that grows under the ground like the potato. They also eat queen ants and egg sacs. Cash crops like coffee, maize and cocoa are also grown.

The kapok tree is the biggest tree in the Amazon rain forest.  They grow up to 200 feet in height and some trees grow 13 feet per year.  The wood of this tree is lightweight and used in many ways.  The seeds of the tree contain oil in it and are mainly used for making soaps. 

Cassava is the staple food of the people of Amazon basin. It is actually a starchy root plant. They cook it in different ways like boiled or fried and also make flour from this after drying it.