Which region is associated with Mediterranean-type agriculture outside the native basin?

• A. Northern Europe
• B. Sub-Saharan Africa
• C. The Arctic
• D. California, central Chile, and parts of Australia

Answer: (D)

Mediterranean-type agriculture relies on a climate with wet winters and dry summers, which shapes crops like grapes, olives, and citrus. Outside the native basin, this pattern is found in places that share that same climate, notably California, central Chile, and parts of Australia. These regions have warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters, allowing the same farming cycles and crops as the Mediterranean. Regions that don’t have the dry-summer pattern, such as much of Northern Europe, most of Sub-Saharan Africa, or the Arctic, don’t support this type of agriculture in the same way. That’s why California, central Chile, and portions of Australia best fit the Mediterranean-type farming outside the native basin.