Chaparral

  • shrubby coastal area that has hot dry summers and mild, cool, rainy winters
  • located in bands between 30 and 40 degrees N and 30 and 40 degrees S of the equator
  • coastal regions have cold ocean currents offshore; coasts face west
  • located on southern coast of California (USA), the coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the coast of Chile (South America), the Cape region of South Africa, and coastal Australia.
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