Biomes of the World

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Coniferous Forest

Savanna

• 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

Yellowstone National Park

What Disney movie takes place in the Grassland prairies in

North America?

• 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

Entering Game Reserve

Wildebeest

Zebra

Baboon

Guinea fowlImpala

Giraffe

Firvet monkey

Impala

Nyala male

Nyala female

Zebra & Buffalo

Large herd of elephants at a dried up riverbed.

warthog

Leopard

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Lions

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Great Migration

Wildebeest Migration

What Disney movie takes place in the

Savanna in Africa?

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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