▁subt rop ical , ▁while ▁at ▁higher ▁elev ations ▁it ▁is ▁m ild ▁and ▁cool ; ▁the ▁climate ▁becomes ▁col der ▁with ▁increasing ▁alt itude . ▁The ▁region ▁holds ▁second ▁place ▁after ▁the ▁L ank aran - A st ara ▁zone ▁for ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁amounts . ▁ ▁Land ▁cover ▁and ▁b iod iversity ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁land sc apes ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁are ▁me adows , ▁mountains ▁and ▁forest ▁areas , ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁forest ▁and ▁mountain ▁so ils . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁diverse ▁landscape , ▁more ▁dens ely ▁for ested ▁than ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁Ald er ▁( Al n us ▁sp .) ▁C au cas ian ▁wing ▁nut ▁( P ter oc ary a ▁p ter oc ar pa ), ▁hy brid ▁pop lar ▁( Pop ulus ), ▁and ▁long - st em ▁o ak ▁( Qu erc us ▁long ipes ) ▁are ▁all ▁dominant ▁species ▁of ▁trees ▁in ▁flat land ▁for ests . ▁For ests ▁of ▁juni per ▁( J uni per us ▁sp .), ▁Turkish ▁t ere bin th ▁( P ist acia ▁sp .) ▁and ▁I ber ian ▁o ak ▁( Qu erc us ▁i ber ica ) ▁occup y ▁the ▁ste ppe ▁plate au ▁areas . ▁The ▁dominant ▁fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁down ▁mountain ▁forest ▁zone ▁() ▁are ▁I ber ian ▁o ak ▁ ▁and ▁eastern ▁horn be am ▁( C arp inus ▁orient alis ). ▁The ▁middle ▁mountain ▁forest ▁zone