Sunday, 16 October 2016

GEOGRAPHY UNIT 2 - THE NATURAL ENVIROMENT

CLIMATE AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN EUROPE

Maritime: Found in the western edge, it has little temperature variation and a region of abundant precipitations.

                                                                       VEGETATION

               Oaks                                                                           Beeches  

Resultado de imagen de oak pngResultado de imagen de Beeches
   
              Pines                                                                                   Shrubs 


Resultado de imagen de pines treesResultado de imagen de Shrubs






           Thickets                                                                            Heathers

Resultado de imagen de Thickets

Resultado de imagen de heathers plants



Grasslands

Resultado de imagen de Grasslands





FAUNA


Deer, foxes salmon seals, water birds


Resultado de imagen de water birds



Mediterranean: Found throughout the continent. It has higher temperatures as well as lower more irregular precipitation with very dry summer.

         
                                                        VEGETATION

Shrubs, thickets, pines, oak,

                  holm                                                            cork oak

Resultado de imagen de holm tree                 Resultado de imagen de cork oak



                                                           FAUNA 

Lynx, fox, rabbit, reptiles, birds

                 boar,                                            fallow deer,                                    

Resultado de imagen de boar             Resultado de imagen de fallow deer  

                   vulture                                                    stork

Resultado de imagen de buitre leonadoResultado de imagen de stork



Continental: Lower temperatures and huge temperature contrasts because of its distance from the sea largely consisting of snow and with summer rains.


VEGETATION

 grassland,pines,taiga (forests), 

                      birches,                                           firs,                                         steppe



FAUNA

Brown bear, wolf, fox, deer, raptors,

                                      marten,                                                                       mink




Alpine: The altitude causes a decrease temperatures and increase the precipitations. This type of climate is located in the mountain ranges.


VEGETATION

Layering of vegetation depending on the height, forest and alpine pastures.

Resultado de imagen de alpine pastures



FAUNA

deer, wolf, bear, eagles,

                                         chamois,                                                       marmot
                                      
                      Resultado de imagen de chamois                 Resultado de imagen de marmot



Polar: Located beyond the Arctic Circle, it has little precipitation (snow) and very low temperatures below zero.

VEGETATION

Tundra (grass and brushes)

         Resultado de imagen de tundra


FAUNA

                      reindeer,                                              seal,                                             whale

Resultado de imagen de whale tundraResultado de imagen de reindeer        Resultado de imagen de seal      








CLIMATES AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN SPAIN

Spain has an oceanic or Mediterranean climate on the peninsula, an alpine climate in the higher regions, and a subtropical or Canarian climate in the Canary Islands.

The Cantabrian coast and Galicia: Has a maritime climate with cool winters and mild summers, with a little variation of temperatures and with rain throughout the year. It has Maritime climate.


VEGETATION
Forests (pinrd, oaks, beeches, eucalyptuses) heaths and meadows.



FAUNA
Wolf, fox, brown bear 

                                   wildcat                                   capercaille                                          otter 

Resultado de imagen de wildcatResultado de imagen de capercaillieResultado de imagen de nutria


The Mediterranean coast and southeast Andalucía: This area has coast Mediterranean climate, it has the highest temperatures in Europe. Precipitation is low and irregular.


VEGETATION
Shrubs, bush, clear forests (pine), meadow (holm, oak, cork oak)


FAUNA
Fox, rabbit, boar, fallow deer, birds and reptiles.



The interior of the peninsula: This area has a Mediterranean climate, it is characterized by large contrasts in temperature: very hot summers and very cold winters. Precipitation is low and irregular.


VEGETATION
Shrubs, bush, pine, meadow (holm, oak, cork oak.)


FAUNA
Lynx, wolf, fox, rabbit, boar, deer, falcons, reptiles and partridge

Resultado de imagen de partridge



Alpine climate: This has abundant precipitation and low temperatures, but it varies between the mountain ranges of the North and of the South.


VEGETATION
Layering of vegetation depending on the height, forest and alpine pastures.


FAUNA
Deer, wolf, bear, marmot, eagles.



Canarian or subtropical climate: It near to the Tropic of Cancer and the Sahara affect its climate and variations. It is hot and dry.

VEGETATION

       Canary Island pine                             Laurel forest                                            Dragon tree





FAUNA

                Tizon lizard                                          Dove turkey                                    Gulls




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