AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The chaparral biome, also known as the Mediterranean forest biome, is found in coastal areas that have mild winters and hot, dry summers. The topography of this biome can vary from mountainous to flat plains. Plant and animal life are well adapted to long periods of drought and heat.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the winter the Chaparral climate, also known as the Mediterranean climate, is mild and moist, but not rainy. During the summer it is very hot and dry. The temperature is usually mild but it can get very hot or nearly freezing. The temperature range is between 30° and 100° F.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chaparral biome Chaparral, or Mediterranean Forests, and shrub is a temperate biome, characterized by hot-dry summers and mild and rainy winters. Nearly all of the rainfall occurs in the winter and spring rainy season.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mediterranean vegetation, biome of any dense scrubland composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees usually less than 2.5 metres (about 8 feet) tall and growing in regions lying between 30° and 40° north and south latitudes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chaparral vegetation is a dominant and unique feature of California’s Mediterranean-type climate. The evergreen shrubs that characterize chaparral are well adapted to long, hot, dry summers and extreme fluctuations in interannual precipitation.