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    In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən), also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea, is...
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    The Mediterranean Sea (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost...
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    The Mediterranean countries are those that surround the Mediterranean Sea or located within the Mediterranean Basin. Twenty sovereign countries in Southern...
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  • Australasian Mediterranean Sea (including the Banda Sea, Sulu Sea, Sulawesi Sea and Java Sea) There are two types of mediterranean sea. A concentration basin has...
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    are variations of the "Mediterranean diets" in different countries and among the individual populations of the Mediterranean basin, due to ethnic, cultural...
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    the time dried the Mediterranean basin out nearly completely within a thousand years. This massive desiccation left a deep dry basin, reaching 3 to 5 km...
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  • definitions, it was said to be prevalent in the Mediterranean Basin and areas near the Mediterranean and Black Sea, especially in Southern Europe, Eastern...
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    temperatures. The resulting vegetation of Mediterranean climates are the garrigue or maquis in the European Mediterranean Basin, the chaparral in California, the...
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    Southern Europe also loosely corresponds to the European part of the Mediterranean Basin. Geographically, southern Europe is the southern portion of the European...
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    limited to, the Mediterranean climate zones, in the mid-latitudes: the Mediterranean Basin the Chilean Matorral the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion...
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    The Mediterranean Lingua Franca, or Sabir, was a contact language, or languages, that were used as a lingua franca in the Mediterranean Basin from the...
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  • the weather in the Mediterranean basin Mediterranean Europe, those European countries that have a Mediterranean coastline Mediterranean forests, woodlands...
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    realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Siberian region; the Mediterranean Basin; the Sahara and Arabian Deserts; and Western, Central and East Asia...
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    The history of the Mediterranean region and of the cultures and people of the Mediterranean Basin is important for understanding the origin and development...
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    Mediterranean cuisine is the food and methods of preparation used by the people of the Mediterranean Basin. The idea of a Mediterranean cuisine originates...
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    Ocean refilled the dried up basin through the modern-day Strait of Gibraltar. Ninety percent of the Mediterranean Basin flooding occurred abruptly during...
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    Slovenia), in addition to many other remains of snails throughout the Mediterranean Basin. The most convincing evidence for prehistoric land snail consumption...
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    catastrophic irruption of water about 5600 BCE from the Mediterranean Sea into the Black Sea basin. This has become the subject of considerable discussion...
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    permanent litter accumulation areas in the Mediterranean Sea, primarily because of the semi-enclosed shape of its basin, the cyclonic circulation and the currents...
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    The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a species of chameleon native to the Mediterranean Basin and parts surrounding...
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    Mediterranean University List of Mediterranean countries Mediterranean Basin WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean "Eastern Mediterranean...
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  • universities from 25 countries of the Mediterranean basin (or that have a specific interest in the Mediterranean region). The association has its head...
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    mediterranean climate region of the world, with generally mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The Mediterranean basin's mosaic of Mediterranean...
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    Capparaceae could have originated in the tropics and later spread to the Mediterranean basin. The taxonomic status of the species is controversial and unsettled...
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    Strait of Gibraltar (category Straits of the Mediterranean Sea)
    accumulation of various huge salt and mineral deposits about the Mediterranean basin are directly linked to this era. It is believed that this process...
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    sorted by area, which drain to oceans, mediterranean seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies. All basins larger than 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi) are...
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    The American Mediterranean Sea is a scientific name for the mediterranean dilution basin which includes the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.: 15...
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    lands of the Mediterranean Basin, or in the narrow sense of just the Mediterranean Sea. The European Commission defines the Mediterranean Biogeographic...
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    bulb-like hypocotyl, and shoots. Celeriac is widely cultivated in the Mediterranean Basin and in Northern Europe. It is also but less commonly cultivated in...
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    Black Sea (redirect from Black Sea Basin)
    Forecasting Aids for the Mediterranean Basin Archived November 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Handbook for Forecasters in the Mediterranean, Naval Research...
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