Morocco lies in northwestern Africa and is across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. It’s a mountainous region, bordered by both the Atlas and Rif Mountains, and more humid forests include plants such as cork and evergreen oak. Juniper and maritime pine are more common in dry regions. During the years when the French colonized Morocco, they introduced the eucalyptus tree. Morocco still has several eucalyptus plantations. Shrubs – like rosemary, heather, myrtle, and broom – often grow on the lower slopes of mountains, where the land has been grazed or burned by slash and burn farmers.
Morocco is known for its wide variety of birds, especially migratory birds like the stork, pelican, flamingo, and cattle egret. Gazelles, wild sheep live, and a fox called the fennecs live in southern regions of Morocco. The Barbary macaque, a monkey native to Morocco, thrives in forests near the middle of the Atlas Mountains.
The Atlantic Ocean runs the western coast of Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea borders the country to the north. Northern parts of Morocco have hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters like many Mediterranean countries.
Morocco is known for its wide variety of birds, especially migratory birds like the stork, pelican, flamingo, and cattle egret. Gazelles, wild sheep live, and a fox called the fennecs live in southern regions of Morocco. The Barbary macaque, a monkey native to Morocco, thrives in forests near the middle of the Atlas Mountains.
The Atlantic Ocean runs the western coast of Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea borders the country to the north. Northern parts of Morocco have hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters like many Mediterranean countries.
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