4 Geography · 4.1.7 Biogeography and soils of the world

4.1.7.4 World grasslands: savanna, prairie, steppe, pampas, veld and downs

Grasslands grow where rain is too little or too seasonal for forests: tall grass with scattered trees (savanna) in the tropics, and short, treeless grassland in the interiors of mid-latitude continents, which carries a different name on each continent.

  • APPSC Group 1
  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • tropical grassland
  • savanna
  • llanos
  • campos
  • Sudan type climate
  • acacia
  • baobab
  • elephant grass
  • Masai
  • Serengeti
  • temperate grassland
  • prairie
  • steppe
  • pampas
  • veld
  • downs
  • Canterbury
  • puszta
  • chernozem
  • wheat
  • ranching
  • estancias
  • gauchos
  • merino sheep

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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