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Erica Prince Anthony Triplin Alyssa Antonucci Period 3. Mediterranean Basin. Mediterranean Basin. Streaches from Portagual to Jordan and Italy to Morraco Climate: warm to hot, dry in the summer, mild wet winters 22.2- population density to extinct species.
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Erica Prince Anthony Triplin Alyssa Antonucci Period 3 Mediterranean Basin
Mediterranean Basin • Streaches from Portagual to Jordan and Italy to Morraco • Climate: warm to hot, dry in the summer, mild wet winters • 22.2- population density to extinct species
Why is this location considered to be a Hot Spot? • The mediteranian basin is considered to be a hot spot because • Thousands of years of human settlement and habitat modification have distincly altered the vegetation of the area. • The hotspot was once covered in rich deciduous and conifer forests, but due to lumbering, the area of the forests have significantly decreased.