population

1 . demography In 2008 , the Moroccan population was estimated at 34.3 million people, or an average density of 77 inhabitants per km ² ; but Moroccans are unevenly spread across the country : the coastal areas and the northern plains recorded the highest densities. The population has a high rate of growth : in 2008, the birth rate was estimated at 21.30 p. 1000 , the mortality rate...

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vegetation and wildlife

Morocco is the most forested countries of the Maghreb . Mountainous regions facing the Atlantic are covered with forests (9.8 p. 100 territory) , including large tracts of cork oaks, oaks , junipers , cedars, firs and pines that benefit rains of autumn and winter , but droughts , more and longer in the South, this fragile vegetation subjected to fire, logging and soil erosion . Cropland...

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climat

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Morocco is subject to contrasting influences of the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara on the reliefs which the western part receives oceanic rainfall, while the mountains act as barriers. The coastal plains are in the same latitude as the oasis of the Algerian Sahara; rich and fertile in the North, they are influenced...

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hydrography

Well watered , with persistent snow on the highest peaks , the Atlas gives rise to many rivers whose water is used for irrigation and feeding several small hydro. These streams become rivers as the Moulouya (450 km), which flows into the Mediterranean, or Sebu (500 km), which flows into the Atlantic. The rugged terrain and rainfall make the river navigable bit of Morocco . Thus, the...

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naturel environment

The country covers a total area of ​​706,550 km2 , including the Western Sahara is 266,779 km2. It is in Morocco found the most extensive plains and the highest mountains of North Africa. The relief of the country is marked by four major systems: the Rif , the Middle Atlas , the High Atlas and Anti- Atlas .The Mediterranean shores are dominated by the Rif, a low mountain range , 1000 m...

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