Portage is also connected to Chicago, Illinois and South Bend, Indiana by the South Shore Line. Passengers can board the train at the Portage/Ogden Dunes Station, which is located immediately east of Ogden Dunes in Portage. The Chicago skyline as viewed from the Portage Lake Michigan skyline.
Scorpions are known to prefer warmer climates (average temperature range of 68- 99 degrees Fahrenheit) though they are able to survive in most American areas.
Some plants have adapted to the summer fires in such a way that their seeds lie dormant until they are touched by fire. The average rainfall is 10 to 17 inches a year. During the winter, the temperature can get as low as 30Â° F and the summers can get up to 100Â° F. The average temperature in the chaparral biome is 64Â° F. Majority of the animals are nocturnal, sleeping during the day then coming out at night. Animals living in the chaparral biome have to be able to survive on very little water. During the summer months there is usually a drought.