Some definitions of southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, include the countries of the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), the Italian peninsula, southern France and Greece. Other definitions sometimes include the Balkan countries of southeast Europe, which are geographically in the southern part of Europe, but which have different historical, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds. 

Different methods can be used to define southern Europe, including its political, economic, and cultural attributes. Southern Europe can also be defined by its natural features — its geography, climate, and flora. 

Southern Europe's most emblematic climate is that of the Mediterranean climate, which has become a typically known characteristic of the area. The Mediterranean climate covers much of Portugal, Spain, Southeast France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, the Western and Southern coastal regions of Turkey as well as the Mediterranean islands. Those areas of Mediterranean climate present similar vegetations and landscapes throughout, including dry hills, small plains, pine forests and olive trees. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the vegetation like in the Mediterranean?
2. What are the qualities of the Mediterranean's vegetation?
3. What sort of vegetation does the Mediterranean have?
Q2:
1. What are the forests like in the Mediterranean?
2. What are the qualities of the Mediterranean's forests?
3. What sort of forests does the Mediterranean have?
Q3:
1. What countries make up the Iberian peninsula?
2. Which nations does the Iberian peninsula consist of?
3. What countries can be found upon the Iberian peninsula?
Q4:
1. What peninsula, other than the Iberian one, is a part of the Mediterranean?
2. What's a peninsula in the Mediterranean that isn't the Iberian peninsula?
3. Name a Mediterranean peninsula other than the Iberian one.
Q5:
1. Where can the Balkans be found?
2. What is the location of the Balkans?
3. Where in Europe are the Balkans?
Q6:
1. What countries have the Mediterranean climate?
2. Where does the Mediterranean climate extend to?
3. What nations see Mediterranean style weather?
Q7:
1. What countries have the Mediterranean climate, besides Greece?
2. Where does the Mediterranean climate extend to, past Greece?
3. What nations see Mediterranean style weather, in addition to Greece?
Q8:
1. What countries have the Mediterranean climate, besides Greece and Italy?
2. Where does the Mediterranean climate extend to, past Greece and Italy?
3. What nations see Mediterranean style weather, in addition to Greece and Italy?
Q9:
1. Does Turkey have a Mediterranean climate?
2. Is Turkey's climate Mediterranean?
3. Is the weather in Turkey like that of the Mediterranean?
Q10:
1. What parts of Turkey have a Mediterranean climate?
2. Where in Turkey is the climate Mediterranean?
3. In what parts of Turkey does the weather resemble that of the Mediterranean?
