Geographical location of Morocco:
Located in the far northwest of the continent Africa, landlocked entered two seas, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean from the southern shore of the Mediterranean (15 Km of Europe); to the quicksand of its Saharan border.
The Rif spans a wide arc around the north of the country, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean side of the massif is moving towards a rocky shore while the southern Rif tends prérifaines towards low hills.
In the center, the mountain ranges of the Atlas: Middle Atlas, High Atlas and Anti-Atlas in an axis Southwest / Northeast which includes the Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa with 4167 m.
South of the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas extends the pre-desert, which is characterized by the presence of oases and palm groves or rule and extends the rivers come from the Atlas Mountains.
The climate in Morocco:
Spring is definitely the season where Morocco is the most resplendent (dis end of January), the Sahara temperature rises gradually from March.
The months of June, July and August have the greatest heat. As against the most favorable for visiting the dunes and explore the rocky expanses periods are the months of October, November and December.
Moroccan coasts have a temperate climate year round.
The interior of the country undergoes great changes in temperature: hot summer, cold winter. During the winter, snow covers the mountains and can persist at high altitude until late spring.
The fauna and flora in Morocco:
The fauna in Morocco : Different species of birds live in the mountains, the forests of cedars and argan, steppes and desert. Eagles, hawks, vultures, owls, partridges and quails
Southern Morocco is itself populated by flamingos, storks, doves and crows. We also find some wild animals wild boars, mongooses, porcupines, chameleons, foxes, squirrels, and some monkeys live in groups in the trees of the Middle Atlas or Ouzoud waterfalls
. There are about 250 species of marine animals; among them: sardines, anchovies, tuna, bonito, rays, hake, bream, mullet, scorpion fish, wolves, mackerel, squid and lobsters. One can observe dolphins in the Strait of Gibraltar and some seals on the Atlantic coast.
The Flora in Morocco: Morocco has large and beautiful forests. Cedars (Rif, Middle Atlas), holm oak, cork oak, oak Zeen, cedar, eucalyptus, olive, juniper, Aleppo pine, cypress. Gum, ash, poplar, tamarisk are more dispersed.