Meg asked me yesterday whether there was a country or place called 'Meg' and at first I thought there must be! However, I'm a little disappointed in saying there isn't!
Despite this, there is a place called 'Megin' which is the close I can get to Megan. Megin is in the country of Turkmenistan; sparsely populated with 13 people per sq.mile, it rises to an average elevation of 469 feet above sea level. 0.76% of the children below 5 are underweight and the infant mortality rate is 78 per 1000 births.
In terms of its nature, Megin has an arid climate, and eventhough the land is cultivated, some natural vegetation has been preserved. Irrigated croplands cover the landscape, overall. Its mid latitude steppe climate and the warm temperate thorn scrub biozone means the soil in the area is high in leptosols. Leptosol is a weakly developed shallow soil that doesn't hold water very easily.
July is the warmest month of the year; an average temperature of 38.2 degrees Celcius at noon. January being the coldest month; it has an average temperature of -2.2 degrees Celcius at night. At winter, prolongued freezing periods can take place.
Megin is actually in destructive (viii) on the Mercalli Scale with earthquakes greater than 7 usually on the Richter scale. If an earthquake does take place, damage will be slight in areas of specially designed structures. Damage escalates in more ordinary buildings, with collapse possible. Flood risk, however, is low.
Have a wonderful birthday Meg! :)
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