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Oceanic climate

Continental climate

Mediterranean climate

Mountain climate

Subtropical Climate

Very dry areas

SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE IN CANARY ISLANDS

HOT TEMPERATURE Mild temperatures all the year (no month with an

average below 17 º C)

CHARACTERISTIS

There are low rainfalls that increased with altitud.

CHARACTERISTICS

It is scarce and irregular.

Predominated aquifers and torrents.

CHARACTERISTICS

VOLCANIC SOIL

It make complicated the crop.

THE WATER

VEGETATION

Canary Islands have 500 species which can only be found there.

CHARACTERISTICS

CONTINENTAL CLIMATEin Spain’s center

Big differences of temperature between winter and summer.

In winter the temperatures are really low: below zero. The winters are long and cold.

The summers are dry and hot.

CHARACTERISTICS

RAINFALLSThe rainfalls are scarce.

There are more rainfalls in spring and autum

CHARACTERISTICS

VEGETATION

The trees are scarce.

Predominated the pines and oaks

CHARACTERISTICS

The RIVERS are long and flowing:Ebro, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana.

CHARACTERISTICS

The Mediterranean Spanish climate

Where is?

The Mediterranean climate is in the zones to the neighborhood of the Mediterranean sea.

CharacteristicsSoft temperatures in winter and high temperatures in

summer.Variable rainfalls: dry season in summer and wet in

autumn and spring .Forested landscape.You can enjoy many sunny days at year.

The most common views are of this type.

High temperatures cause a dry, forested landscape.

LandscapeWe have parks to protect the landscapes of the human impact.

The most importants in the Mediterranean area are:

In Murcia

In Andalucía

In Valencia we have The Albufera is a saltwater lagoon. Since 1990, the Albufera Nature Reserve has been included in the list of wetlands of international importance for birds established.

The most important traditional use made of the zone has always been and today continues to be fishing. But rice growing is another traditional use, though much more recent .

Interior landscape In the interior landscape of the Mediterranean area are usual crops of grapes as in Cochem.

The grape growing in Spain is more limited.

Another usual growing in the interior of the Mediterranean region are the olive trees.

OceanicTemperatures: Soft all the year round. Few difference

between summer and winter. Rainfalls: Abundant all the year round, but can falling a

little in summer.

Vegetation of oceanic climate

- It is abundant because the rains are frequent.- Very green landscapes: forests and grasslands.

Forests: the most typical is the Atlantic Forest, composed of trees that need lots of water as:

Braken

Oak

We can find ladscapes like that:

Atlantic forest

MEADOW: These are large areas of grass that is green all year . Is here where the cattle grazes.