Point 1 of 10 — Lesson 4: Climate and Vegetation Regions, Climate Change and Egypt’s Green EffortsQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
01First: scientific terms
Climatic region: an area defined geographically on the Earth sharing general climatic characteristics in temperature, winds and the amount and season of rainfall.
Mediterranean region: a warm temperate region lying between latitudes 30° and 45° north and south, on the west of the continents; its climate ishot dry in summer, warm rainy in winter; its vegetation isevergreen forest — olive and oak — and steppe grass.
Hot desert region: a dry region between18° and 30° north and south, on the west of the continents and in the interior; marked by alarge daily and annual temperature range, very hot by day and in summer, very cold by night and in winter, and rare rain.
Daily and annual temperature range: the daily range is the difference between the highest and lowest temperature recorded within 24 hours; the annual range is the difference between the mean of the hottest month and the mean of the coldest. It is large in desert areas and small in coastal areas.
Climate change and global warming: long-term transformations in temperature and weather patterns caused by rising emissions of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide and methane) from industrial activity and the burning of fossil fuel.
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