Question: Which region in the world is famous for producing citrus fruit?
Options:
Mediterranean Region
Monsoon Region
Equatorial Region
Temperate Region
🔑 Key Points
→ Most of the east and northeast margins of the continents are covered by temperate evergreen and deciduous trees.
→ The west and south-west margins of the continents are different. They have Mediterranean vegetation.
→ It is mostly found in the areas around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa, and Asia, hence the name.
→ This kind of vegetation is also found outside the actual Mediterranean region in California in the USA, southwest Africa, southwestern South America, and Southwest Australia.
→ These regions are marked for hot dry summers and mild rainy winters.
→ Citrus fruits such as oranges, figs, olives, and grapes are commonly cultivated here because people have removed the natural vegetation to cultivate what they want.
→ Mediterranean trees adapt themselves to dry summers with the help of their thick barks and wax-coated leaves, which help them reduce transpiration.
→ Mediterranean regions are known as ‘Orchards of the world’ for their fruit cultivation.
→ Most of the east and northeast margins of the continents are covered by temperate evergreen and deciduous trees.
→ The west and south-west margins of the continents are different. They have Mediterranean vegetation.
→ It is mostly found in the areas around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa, and Asia, hence the name.
→ This kind of vegetation is also found outside the actual Mediterranean region in California in the USA, southwest Africa, southwestern South America, and Southwest Australia.
→ These regions are marked for hot dry summers and mild rainy winters.
→ Citrus fruits such as oranges, figs, olives, and grapes are commonly cultivated here because people have removed the natural vegetation to cultivate what they want.
→ Mediterranean trees adapt themselves to dry summers with the help of their thick barks and wax-coated leaves, which help them reduce transpiration.
→ Mediterranean regions are known as ‘Orchards of the world’ for their fruit cultivation.