Chaparral Vegetation
Kevin Gambeski and Alden Skillings
What is Chaparral Vegetation?
Where in the world can you find chaparral vegetation?
What is it like?
Specific Locations
- The Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of South Africa
- Western North America
- Southwestern Oregon through California to Baja, CA
- Southwestern Australia
- Central Chile
- Coastal Regions of the Mediterranean Sea
- Mountains of central Arizona
- Parque Nacional de Donana in Spain
Plants and Animals
Cape of Good Hope: Africa
- Africa
- South Africa
- Table Mountain National Park
- Southern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Cape Peninsula
PLACE:
- Mild, rainy winters
- Warm, dry summers
- Narrow, rocky hook in the ocean
- English
- 6,000 unique plant species
- Tourist Destination
- Mountains and cliffs
- Animal diversity
HUMAN-ENVIROMENT INTERACTION:
- Hiking
- Tourism
- Lighthouses
- Safari tours
- Cabins
- Dirt roads
MOVEMENT:
- Boats
- Cars
- Trucks
- Walking
- Trails/Hiking trails
LOCATION:
- Absolute- 34.3581 South, 18.4719 East
- Relative- South of Cape Town, South Africa, West of Cape Agulhas, South of Cape Point, West of Cape Elizabeth, and Southwest of Johannesburg
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