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Savannah

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SAVANNAH

Location:
half the surface of Africa, and large areas of Australia, South America, and India

abiotic factors
Soil that it is real important to plants and the animals that eat the plants. Air and Water are important to the animals.

NATIVE PLANTS

  • Bermuda grass.
  • Gum tree

In order for the grasses to survive the dry season and the periodic fires, they have developed an adaptation that allows them to grow quickly when there is adequate water. The baobab tree has adapted to the savanna biome by only producing leaves during the wet season.

NATIVE ANIMALS

  • lion
  • elephant
  • zebra

During the rainy season birds,insects and both large and small mammals thrive in the savannah,but the rainy season only last 6 to 8 months

COOPERATIONS AND COMPETITIONS

  • The animals at the savanna compete for food.
  • the animals have a special job in savannas
  • animals eat the shrubs and trees which helps the grass grow.

Recreational activities.
Go on a Wildlife Safari.
View tribal life.
go birding.

The word "savanna" was an American Indian word for the plains, which during the Spanish conquests, came to mean "land with much grass."

NEARBY BIOMES

  • Desert
  • Tropical rain forest

the temperature during the winter (classified as the dry season) the temperature will range from about 68-78F during the summer (classified as the wet season) the temperature in creases ranging from 78-88F

supplies/gear needed
water
food
weapons
clothes

precipitation
savannah grassland the average precipitation is 50.8-127cm or 20-50 inches

one of the threats to the savanna biomes is the animals.
the humans usage of the savanna biome is increasing which can lead to degradation of vegetation and soil resources

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

  • black rhino
  • african elephant
  • grevy's zebras

climate change will have social impact.
Savanna region those ecosystems most at rick.