Activities true or false (1º ESO)

Equatorial and tropical rainforest are always green because the climate is warm during the whole year.

Logging and mining are related to deforestation of the tropical and equatorial rainforest.

The rivers in the savannah have a regular flow during the whole year.

Savannah areas have two seasons: cold season and warm season.

Precipitations iin deserts is very infrequent and irregular. It doesn´t exceed 450 mm per year and usually falls as heavy downpours.

Warm and temperate deserts can be found between approximately 5º and 40º north and south of the equator.

The continental and coastal Mediterranean environment have a similar climate, but the temperature oscillation in the coastal areas is higher because winters are colder.

Mediterranean areas have really hot summers with low precipitations, somo rivers can even dry up.

The most characteristic vegetation of the Mediterranean environment is the deciduous forest (holm oaks, cork oaks and pines) and scrubland (thyme, rosemary, rockrose, etc,)

In the oceanic environment, winters are usually hotter and summers are usually colder than in the continental Mediterranean enviroment due to the influence of the sea.

In oceanic environment, precipitation is regular and abundant. It rains every month and the annual average rainfall is usually over 800.