Mediterranean environments - Fundamentals of the Physical Environment - page 634

Arctic circle

California

Tropic of Cancer

Mediterranean
Region

Equator

Tropic of Capricor n

Central
Chile

South and
Southwestern
Australia

Cape Province
South Africa

Mediterranean ecosystems

Figure 25.1 Global distribution of Mediterranean environments.

Evergreen Oaks

Quercus ilex

Approximate delimitation of
the Mediterranean area

Quercus calliprinos

0 500

km

Pines

Approximate delimitation of
the Mediterranean area

Pinus halepensis

Pinus brutia

0 500

km

Figure 25.2 Distribution of Mediterranean oaks and pines in the Mediterranean region.