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Black Sea
steep rocky coasts
large rivers because of mountainous region (Halys and Sangarios)
few narrow valleys to get from coast to inland
elevations from 1500m to 4000m (higher elevations towards the west)
many water falls
great for canoeing, hunting, nature walking and fishing during summer
northwest side of mountains are abundant in vegetation (because of prevailing winds)
Pontic mountains run from West to East
the black sea has one of the highest salinity rates
Mediteranean
Tarus mountains run from west to east
Elevations as high as 2500m
fertile soil and moist climate
coastal region consists of limestone
This causes sinkholes and collapsed caverns (happens because it dissolves in
coastal
and underground water)
melting of snow from torus mountains creates many major rivers (
Tigris
)
many oranges and bananas are grown here
a famous coast is the turquoise coas
Aegean
Consists of rolling plateaus (good for agriculture)
very rocky coasts
lots of peninsulas
many "ancient civilizations" are in this region
has perpendicular mountains for the shore with may valleys in between
small volcano named Kula (750m)
Mamara
Uludag is the tallest peak at 2543m high
lots of agriculture (73% of sunflower and 30% of corn production)
lots of natural beauty especially on coast lines
mainly low elevated valleys and plateaus
Central Anatolia
It is the area in between the two folded mountains
Elevation is around 500 m
like a very large and lowered plateau
It consists of Lake Tuz (second largest)
Eastern ANatolia
Many rugged peaks
Many volcanoes in this region
Mount Ararat (larges in turkey - 5137 m)
elevations over 1500 m
lake van is one of the most largest lakes with the highest salinity
many rivers such as Tigris and Araxes
SouthEast Anatolia
flat plateau with rolling hill
Elevation of land decreases as you go more south
mix of temperate grass lands to wood lands
center gradually gets more mountainous