(03) HOUSING AND CLIMATE IN ERETZ ISRAEL

 
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HOUSING IN ERETZ ISRAEL
REGION GEOLOGY CONSTRUCTION
Shephelah Eocene (soft limestone & chalk) plaster/cement
Wilderness Senonian (chalk & chert) adobe
Hill Country Cenomanian (hard limestone) hewn stone
Upper Galilee/Golan Basalt (volcanic) hewn stone
Coastal & Valleys Alluvium (rich top soil) wood frame
Negev Loess (wind-driven soil) adobe

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CLIMATE VARIATIONS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL
REGIONS CLIMATE RAINFALL
North to South:

Mt. Hermon
Upper Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Jerusalem
Southern Negev

East to West:

West Central coast
Central Hills
Jericho

Snow through spring
Seasonal snow
Warm & Tropical
Spring-Summer-Fall (60-90ºF)
Semi-desert





Spring-Summer-Fall (85-105ºF)

60"
40"
40"
20"
2"



20"
30"
2"

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