Mediterranean climate
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A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes. Such climates typically have dry
Aegean Sea of Ölüdeniz, Turkey
The Ionian Sea, view from the island Lefkada, Greece
Makarska Riviera in Dalmatia, Croatia
The coastal Mediterranean region of Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain
Chaparral
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Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California, part of the California floristic province. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climat
Mediterranean climate
…variations of temperatures. The resulting vegetation of Mediterranean climates are the garrigue or maquis in the European Mediterranean Basin, the chaparral in California, the fynbos in South Africa, the mallee in Australia, and the matorral in Chile. Areas with this climate are also where the so-called…
Chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California
Old-growth chaparral more than a century old
Coastal sage scrub in San Diego County
An old-growth manzanita, a classic member of the chaparral plant community