Type of Soil
The soil of the Lower Galile mainly consists of the following:
- Limestone - the lands in the central Lower Galilee region consists mainly of limestone which was created due to accumulation of shells and skeletons of marine life on the seabed.
- Brown Terra Rossa - the Lower Galilee region also have many areas which consists of this type of soil which has high amounts of minerals. The Terra Rossa is the basis for the development of forests in the Galilee due to the fact that it has a large amount of mineral needed for the trees to grow.
- Basalt - the lands in the western Lower Galilee region (the area near the Golan Heights) consists mainly of Basalt which is a type of rock that was created as a result of hot magma from erupted volcanoes which later cooled in temperature and become rock hard and impenetrable. The Basalt rocks also consist of very fertile soil.
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