Grassland- Savanna•Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa.

•Approx. 5 million sq. miles

•Savannas can be found in Australia, South America, and India

•Savannas are found in warm and hot climates.

•Annual rainfall ranges from 50.8 to 127cm (20-50) inches

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The map of Kenya is the location of the Savanna Grassland.

• An interesting biome that would be neat to visit would be the Savanna Grassland in Kenya. The scenery looks very vast and interesting along with the climate and surrounding things that would be nice to see in real life. A bus trip or helicopter ride would give a good view of the Preserve in Kenya.

The Savanna in the Samburu Game Preserve, Kenya

• Here’s a list of necessities you will need for your trip to the Kenya•Hiking Boots•Lunchables, since theirs no places to eat.•Safari Hat•Shorts•T-shirt•High Socks•Bug Spray•Sun Lotion•Water, or drink your of your choice.

The adventure at the Kenya would be a bus trip for the first part of the tour, and then the second part would consist of a helicopter ride over Kenya in parts that would’nt catch your eye unless you saw it from a birds eye view.

Here is a picture of the porous soil in the Western part of the Kenya.

• The Kenya contains some porous soil, along with a rapid drainage of water. The ground their has a thin layer of humus that helps provide organic portions of the soil that is created by the decomposition of plants, or animal matter. Which provides nutrients to plants and animals as well.

Earth Day in Kenya was taking place when the picture was taken.

Animals of the Kenya Grassland(Not all animals in this list are in the Savanna Grassland in the Kenya.)

•Giraffes•Lions•Zebras•Hyenas•Buffaloes•Elephants•Kangaroos•Termites•Field Mice•Gophers•Moles•Worms•Ground Squirrels•Beetles•Snakes

Some Environmental Concerns

Poaching of the Wildlife

Overgrazing

Clearing of land for crops

•An overgrazed area

• Three poachers in the Kenya

Environmental Conditions Different Savanna Grasslands support different

Grasses due to disparities in rainfall and soil conditions.

Savannas support a large number of species competing for living space. Most likely only one or few kinds of grass are more successful than the others in one particular area or habitat.

Predators in the Kenya

•Lions

•Leopards

•Hyenas

•Snakes

Weather in the Savanna

The savannas in the Kenya are know for having series of wild fires, and violent thunderstorms.

Fires are prevalent around January with a dry season.

Thunderstorms are active in October which is where most of the rainfall comes from.

Source of foodThe primary source of food in the savanna grassland in Kenya can be anywhere from insects, bugs, and seeds. Grasslands are full of life. Along with animals that rely on each other and abundant resources.

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Some vocabulary of the Grassland Taproot - The main, descending root of a

plant that has a single, dominant main stem.

Perennials- The plant and organism that will regrow each year.

Annuals-When a plant or other organism that completes its whole life cycle in one year. Powerpoint by Harley Mabius