. A regional geography of the world, with diagrams and entirely new maps . alls insummer () ; months. Chevenne 6100 ft. 26° F. 68° F. 13 ins. \ 2 c Bismarck 1680 S** 70° 19 Most rain (Turan Cordoba 1450 73° 50° 28 - falls in Type) Astrakhan 50 19° 78° 6 summer. Bourke 450 84° 51° 17 > . Salt Lake City . 4350 ft. 29° F. 76° F. 16 ins. Johannesburg 6300 68° 47° 31 2 D Kimberley . 4050 75 48° 18 Most rain (Iran Bloemfontein 4550 73° 46° 23 r falls in Type) Teheran 3800 34° 86° 10 1 summer. Isfahan 5350 32° 82° 5 Kashgar 4035 22° 80° 2 Urga . 3800 15° 63° 8 The influence of climate is cle
. A regional geography of the world, with diagrams and entirely new maps . alls insummer () ; months. Chevenne 6100 ft. 26° F. 68° F. 13 ins. \ 2 c Bismarck 1680 S** 70° 19 Most rain (Turan Cordoba 1450 73° 50° 28 - falls in Type) Astrakhan 50 19° 78° 6 summer. Bourke 450 84° 51° 17 > . Salt Lake City . 4350 ft. 29° F. 76° F. 16 ins. Johannesburg 6300 68° 47° 31 2 D Kimberley . 4050 75 48° 18 Most rain (Iran Bloemfontein 4550 73° 46° 23 r falls in Type) Teheran 3800 34° 86° 10 1 summer. Isfahan 5350 32° 82° 5 Kashgar 4035 22° 80° 2 Urga . 3800 15° 63° 8 The influence of climate is clearly seen in the char-acteristic vegetation of these lands, for the plants mustbe such as are adapted to withstand the summer 20 MAJOR NATURAL REGIONS OF WORLD drought. Most of them are evergreens with small,tough-skinned leaves and deep-striking roots, whilstmany are aromatic and exude juices which varnish theleaves and check transpiration during the dry the rainfall is sufficient, forests of walnut, chest- N. POLt SOUTHWESTER NORTWESTERLI SPOLE I High Pressure Areas Fig. 8.—Diagrammatic representation of the prevailing winds of the work nut, and evergreen oak (including the cork oak) arefound. Natural pasture lands are very uncommon,the i)lacc of grasses being taken by small dry bushesand flowering herbs. The Mediterranean landsca[)eis thus at its brightest and greenest in winter, sincedrought prevails in summer, when most plants are RIXiIONS IN WARM TEMPERATE LANDS 21 resting. The driest areas almost approach to desertconditions. The cultivated plants of Mediterranean lands are veryimportant, and naturally are of the type suited for lon^,dr}, sunny summers; the luscious fruits. As ageneral rule, however, irrigation is necessary for summercrops. The chief ^ruits are olives, mulberries, grapes,oranges, lemons, figs, and apricots, while wheat, maize,rice, tobacco and cotton are also found. Based uponthese products are suc
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