noun, Pathology. 1. the accumulation of excessive ketones in the body, as in diabetic acidosis. Origin of ketosis. 1915-1920.
Climate zones of Africa, showing the ecological break between the hot desert climate of the Sahara Desert (red), the hot semi-arid climate of the Sahel (orange) and the tropical climate of Central and Western Africa (blue).
Biomes of Africa. Africa is a huge and ancient continental shelf solid and compact, Three successive climatic strips are repeated to the north and south of the equator, covering the Mediterranean climates, desert, subtropical and intertropical rainy, the latter, in its two main types, both savanna As of jungle. The tropical climate zone has hot summers and winters.