Kracylia

04.05.2020 19:43 •  Английский язык

1.13 Read the text. Complete the missing information in the map's key. • In a polar climate it's always cold. The temperature never goes above 10 °C. It's very difficult to grow food here because the winters are very long and dark. People usually eat a lot of meat and fish but not much fresh fruit or vegetables. • Turkey, California and southwest Australia have a Mediterranean climate. It's hot in the summer and rainy in the winter. They use irrigation systems to grow crops like oranges and figs. Olive trees grow well in the Mediterranean climate because they don't need much water. The Mediterranean diet includes a lot of vegetables and not much fat. Saudi Arabia and Egypt have a desert climate. Daytime temperatures are high all year but it can be cold at night. It doesn't rain very often and not many plants grow in these areas. Date palms grow near oases. Dates are nutritious and they are an important part of the desert nomads' diet. • Malaysia and Congo have a tropical climate, with high temperatures and a lot of rain all year round. Plants grow easily in these conditions. Rice, bananas and sugar cane grow on large farms or plantations. In these countries, people eat a lot of rice.