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Climate and Geographic Factors

Northern Coast-- Atlantic Climate ([|*]) --9ªC average temperature in the winter --18ª average temperature in the winter --recieves anywhere from 800 - 1500mm of rainfall throughout a year --generally cooler summers than the rest of the mainland

Central Plateau-- Continental Mediterranian Climate ([|*]) -- colder than rest of main land with temperatures regularly dropping below -15ºC and occasionally dropping below -20ºC -- average temperature of 24ªC during the summer --yearly rainfall is below 400mm, but there is a lot of snow during the winter

Southern and Eastern Coast-- Mediterranian Climate ([|*]) --11ºC average temperature during the winter --23ºC average temperature during the summer --average rainfall between 250 and 600mm --no snowfall due to warm temperatures

Alpine Climate ([|*]) --in winter the average temperature is around 0 and drops below that during the night. --during the summer the average temperature is 11ºC



Canary Islands ([|*]) --almost always spring time --24ºC average temperature during the summer --18ºC average temperature during the winter --mountians have subzero temperatures --some islands get storms others rarely get rain

American Colonies --Inca - very varied geography, assortment of deserts, mountians, and jungles ([|*]) --Aztec -very large valley surrounded by mountians. Rivers and marshes throughout inner area were subject to flooding. ([|*]) --lots of silver found

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