Jose Luis Gutiérrez Berenguel. 3ºA Alhadra.

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

INDEX1. Introduction…………… slide 3 and 42. Location………………… slide 53. Temperature………….. slide 64. Precipitations………… slide 75. Vegetation…………….. slide 86. Fauna…………………… slide 97. Inhabitants……………. slide 108. Economic……………… slide 11

1. CLIMATIC ZONES OF THE EARTH Our planet earth has different climatic zones, according

to the geographic position in which a region is located, we know that the sun warms the surface of the earth with different intensity, producing important differences in temperature, precipitation and wind in different areas of the planet, Which we call "climate zones"

1. CLIMATIC ZONES OF THE EARTH The three major climatic zones of the

Earth are:Warm or tropical zone

• Between the tropics of cancer and capricorn.

• Subclimates:Equatorial, subtropical and desert. Temperate zones

• Between warm and cold climates.

• Subclimates: oceanic, Mediterranean and continental.

Cold or polar areas• In polar and mountainous

areas.• Subclimates: equatorial,

subtropical and desert.

2. LOCATION MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

The Mediterranean climate is located geographically on the western coasts of the continental masses, between oceanic climates, towards the poles, and desert, to the Equator.

(Location of the different types of Mediterranean climate)

3. MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE TEMPERATURES The Mediterranean climate is characterized by

dry and hot summers with average temperatures above 22 ° C and wet and rainy winters, with mild temperatures. Maximum temperature: 21.9º Minimum temperature: 14.6º

4. PRECIPITATIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

The rains are not usually very abundant, although there are areas where they exceed 1000 mm.

Main feature: the rains do not occur in summer.

5. VEGETATION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

The dominant species is the oak. The forest is woody, thorny and aromatic Species such

as thyme, rosemary and sarsaparilla

(Rosemary)

(Sarsaparilla)

The cork oak appears in the wetter areas

6.FAUNA OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

The fauna is rich and varied and includes all kinds of animals.

(Fox)(Goat)

(Squirrel) (Lynx)

7. INHABITANTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

The population is numerous, and traditionally dispersed, although due to the high occupation of the Mediterranean, the rural population has been reducing and concentrating in nuclei of population. In areas where

water is available are irrigated areas. It is an intensive agriculture that harvests several crops a year. The most abundant irrigation crops are rice, fruit trees, vegetables and flowers.

8. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

Traditional activities• Rainfed agriculture• Irrigated agriculture

Modern activities:• Agriculture,• livestock, • industry, • services