Most of the agreste is hilly, its hills becoming higher at south, except near the narrow valley of São Francisco River. This land is mostly used for mixed farming, prevailing fruits, of which melons have especial importance. Like the sertão, the agreste is frequently affected by drought, though generally with less severe effects. Only some highland regions mostly in Pernambuco, where cities like Garanhuns and Triunfo are located, are able to reach temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius for a part of the year, usually coinciding with the south-American winter.
Climate
The climate is hot and sub-humid, with rainfall in the area's principal city of Campina Grande averaging about 700 millimetres per year - ranging from less than 10 millimetres in October and November to about 120 millimetres in May and June.
^Wernstadt, Frederick L. ; World Climatic Data; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 99.
^Wernstadt, Frederick L. ; World Climatic Data; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 100.
Nonfiction
Michael H. Glantz; Currents of Change : El Niño's Impact on Climate and Society; published 1996 by Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-57659-8
Michael H. Glantz (editor); Drought Follows The Plow: Cultivating Marginal Areas; published 1994 by Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-44252-4
Fagan, Brian; Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Niño and the Fate of Civilizations; published 2000 by Basic Books. ISBN0-465-01121-7
Nicholas G. Arons; Waiting for Rain: The Politics and Poetry of Drought in Northeast Brazil; published 2004 by University of Arizona Press. ISBN0-8165-2433-5
agreste, other, uses, disambiguation, agreste, portuguese, pronunciation, aˈɡɾɛʃti, countryside, narrow, zone, brazil, states, grande, norte, paraíba, pernambuco, alagoas, sergipe, bahia, between, coastal, forest, zona, mata, semiarid, sertão, agreste, fades, . For other uses see Agreste disambiguation The agreste Portuguese pronunciation aˈɡɾɛʃti countryside is a narrow zone of Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Norte Paraiba Pernambuco Alagoas Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest zona da mata and the semiarid sertao The agreste fades out after it reaches Rio Grande do Norte due to the break of the mountain chain that blocks air currents from the Atlantic ocean This barrier is what induces high rainfalls in the coastal Atlantic forest zone AgrestePedra do Cordeiro in the AgresteThe Subregions of Northeast Brazil1 Meio norte 2 Sertao 3 Agreste 4 Zona da MataCountryBrazilMost of the agreste is hilly its hills becoming higher at south except near the narrow valley of Sao Francisco River This land is mostly used for mixed farming prevailing fruits of which melons have especial importance Like the sertao the agreste is frequently affected by drought though generally with less severe effects Only some highland regions mostly in Pernambuco where cities like Garanhuns and Triunfo are located are able to reach temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius for a part of the year usually coinciding with the south American winter Climate EditThe climate is hot and sub humid with rainfall in the area s principal city of Campina Grande averaging about 700 millimetres per year ranging from less than 10 millimetres in October and November to about 120 millimetres in May and June Campina GrandeClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 27 30 20 41 30 20 74 28 20 94 28 20 118 27 18 119 26 18 84 25 18 59 24 18 24 27 18 13 28 19 16 29 20 19 30 20Average max and min temperatures in CPrecipitation totals in mmSource 1 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 1 1 86 68 1 6 86 68 2 9 82 68 3 7 82 68 4 6 81 64 4 7 79 64 3 3 77 64 2 3 75 64 0 9 81 64 0 5 82 66 0 6 84 68 0 7 86 68Average max and min temperatures in FPrecipitation totals in inchesGuarabiraClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 41 32 22 63 33 22 98 33 22 122 31 21 151 30 21 202 29 20 88 29 19 56 29 19 22 30 20 12 31 21 20 32 22 45 32 22Average max and min temperatures in CPrecipitation totals in mmSource 2 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 1 6 90 72 2 5 91 72 3 9 91 72 4 8 88 70 5 9 86 70 8 84 68 3 5 84 66 2 2 84 66 0 9 86 68 0 5 88 70 0 8 90 72 1 8 90 72Average max and min temperatures in FPrecipitation totals in inchesSee also EditHistory of Brazil Brazilian literature Drought Agreste Brazil Socio Geographic Division Sertao Droughts Tieta do Agreste a Brazilian novel and film CaatingaReferences Edit Wernstadt Frederick L World Climatic Data published 1972 by Climatic Data Press p 99 Wernstadt Frederick L World Climatic Data published 1972 by Climatic Data Press p 100 Nonfiction Michael H Glantz Currents of Change El Nino s Impact on Climate and Society published 1996 by Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 57659 8 Michael H Glantz editor Drought Follows The Plow Cultivating Marginal Areas published 1994 by Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 44252 4 Fagan Brian Floods Famines and Emperors El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations published 2000 by Basic Books ISBN 0 465 01121 7 Nicholas G Arons Waiting for Rain The Politics and Poetry of Drought in Northeast Brazil published 2004 by University of Arizona Press ISBN 0 8165 2433 5 Euclides da Cunha Rebellion in the BacklandsFiction Graciliano Ramos Vidas Secas Barren Lives novel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agreste amp oldid 1093917893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
