Temperate Woodland and Shrubland

By Lily Brown, Joie Tsang, and WIll McKelvey

Temperature

The temperature tends to be hot and dry in the summer, and then cool and moist in the winter. The average temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Seasons

There is winter and summer

Soil Conditions

Fertile with rich nutrients and minerals

Precipitation Levels

200 to 1,000 mm of rain per year

Dominant Plants

Aromatic herbs (sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano), shrubs, acacia, chamise, grasses

Dominate wildlife

Mediterranean Gecko

Geographic Distribution

Shrublands include regions such as chaparral, woodland and savanna. Shrublands are the areas that are located in west coastal regions between 30° and 40° North and South latitude. Some of the places would include southern

California, Chile, Mexico, areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and southwest parts of Africa and Australia. These regions are usually found surrounding deserts and grasslands.

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