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• Name: Grassland/ Savanna
• Location: Temperate (Prairies) in North America; Tropical (Savannas) in Africa, Central Asia, between a tropical rain forest and a desert
• Climate: N. America – cold winters (below 0°F), hot summers (90°F), 25-30 in. of precipitation, mostly snow; Africa - warm & windy year round (70°F), wet in winter (25 in. of rain), dry in summer (4 in. of rain)
• Plants: N. America - tall grasses, milkweed, wild flowers, stinging nettle; Africa - tall grasses, acacia and baobab trees
• Animals: N. America - bison, elk, deer, rabbits, prairie dogs;
Africa - elephants, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, buffalo, warthogs,
wildebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, lions, baboons, many birds
• Biodiversity: variety of plant and animal species, plants have deep roots to sustain through droughts, different species eat different parts of the plants; grazing animals (herbivores) have long legs to migrate and eat on different grasses, carnivores hunt them, wide open plains are good for birds of prey (scavengers), prairie fires allow regrowth
• Human Impact: fertile soil used for farming, grasses used for grazing cattle and goats who don’t migrate so grasses are eaten up; overgrazing and farming turns it into a desert (desertification)
Africa• Savannahs – grasslands for grazing animals, with
thorny bushes, tall grasses, acacia and baobab trees
• baobab means “upside down”• Game reserves with safaris
Tree knocked over by an elephant
Economy (cont.)• Safaris: Noted worldwide for its abundant wildlife, Kenya
is a popular stop for tourists, especially those interested in exotic animal safaris.
• Swahili words: • Safari - • Jambo - • Simba - • Rafiki - • Asante Sana - • Hakunna Matata -
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