Turkey's Geography

Turkey has seven climatic regions. Marmara is made of farmlands and fruit orchards of grapes, peaches, and apricots. It also is perfect for vegetables, sunflowers, and

grain. The average rainfall is 26 inches a day. The lowest temperature range is in winter when it is 3 degrees Fahrenheit and a high of 104 degrees Fahrenheit in summer, and has an average 73% humidity. Marmara is the countryside around Istanbul, Edirne, Bursa, and the Sea of Marmara.

Aegean is called the breadbasket with low hills and high mountains that frame the fertile valleys. The summer sun brings crops of tobacco, olives, sunflowers, figs, apples, peaches, and pears. The average rainfall is 25 inches. The range of temperature is from 18 degrees Fahrenheit to 109 Fahrenheit, with the average humidity of 69%. The Aegean region is centered in Izmir.

Mediterranean is Turkey's southern shore is bordered by high mountain ranges. It has little beach from Fethiye to Antalya. To the east of Antalya the littoral broadens into the Pamphylian Plain that has white beach sand. Mediterranean has an average rainfall of 31 inches with a low of 23 degrees Fahrenheit and a high of 133F.

Central Anatolia is (of coarse) the center of Turkey which is a high plateau with elevation of 3,000 feet at Ankara. This land is used to grow wheat and other crops. It has a low climate of 13 degrees Fahrenheit to the high of 104 with a average rainfall of 15 inches per year.

Black Sea Coast is 1,000 feet long and lush with green vegetation. Planted there are cherries, hazelnuts, tobacco, and tea bushes. The cattle there produce the best milk, cream, and butter. The temperatures range from 18F to 104F with an average rainfall of 31 inches.

Eastern Anatolia is chilly and mountainous. The temperatures range from 45F to 100F with annual rainfall of 22 inches. It harbors fruit and nut orchards and lots of sheep.

Southeastern Anatolia is nestled by Syria by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It is dry land because of its 23 inches of rainfall. Crops grow fast here and love the heat. Its average temperatures range from 10F to 115F.

Turkey's highest point is Mt. Ararat at 5,165 meters, its lowest point is its shore line.