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1 to 8 are mainly lowlands and Clauses 9 to 16 are plaBe~ux cmd moun%eiaa.
At the seaond level, the critatfart istlow#d war ge&6gYcal. Thuu, Clu~os
1 to 4 and 9 to 12 are calcarroos regsons and the sePraining C1~s.s ua
mainly siliceous regions. At the third and fourth levels, the divisions
appeu to be more complex, and consequently are more difficult to intetpret.
After classification, the next phase was to characterime the clansem.
Two approaches are pwsible:
1 A more detailed study of the indicator attrimtw appearing in the
hierarchical key.
2 The acquisition of more ecological information from further map
sources, with regard to soil, natural vegetation, agricultural Uses,
.... etc.
Such additional data were added to the results of the analpsi@ a d it
becme evident that the classification could be confidently described
to the fourth level (16 classes). The descriptions of the land cluues
given below are based on the attributes at fourth level.
Luul C lam 1
Mediterranean coastal 1ow18nds
Chuacteriad by the following indicstor attributes:
- Lor minimum altitude
- Mediuhlow maximum altitude
- High rainfall in September
The soils ua mainly Calcic cubi.OlS.
The rrilr Pgrfcultud luui-u- UWfCOft- -orchrds"m el..
crop..
The natural vegetationla chiefly Themomodit6~ and PTOV0It.cl.l
type of Mesaediterruu.n?.rith (auemcs itex.
The uea is denrely populated rftb many-inmuhlrl cODt+s*; e w
in the Ywrth-eut.
- lor slope anglen
- High tap.rrtwr6-in Jury-
- Lor luf.tu altit.de
The l.nb-um~-u).~lr
Luul Clase P