Effects of Atmosphere on Living Beings — Social Science STD 7 — Question

Mediterranean forests are found in the regions near the Mediterranean Sea, such as most of Europe, Africa and Asia. The Mediterranean climate is of special characteristics.

• Here the summer dry and hot while the winter is short, mild and humid.
• So the vegetation here has a peculiar characteristics to conserve humidity for a longer time.
• Many citrus and juicy fruits like grapes, oranges, mulberry, fig, olive, apple, naspati (pear), peach. plum, apricot, etc. grow in this region. So this region is also called as 'Region of Fruit garden'.