TROPICAL SAVANNAH

What Are Tropical Savannahs ?

• Savannahs are flat and covered with grass.
• They are nearly treeless but have widely spaced trees.
• Savannahs are areas of troprical and subtropical areas.

MAP OF SAVANNAHS

• Some savannahs are located in Africa,India,Austrailia,and South Africa.

ANIMALS

• Adaptations are needed for animals to survive in there ecosystem.
• Animals migrate when there is a dry season with little water.
• Camoflage and herds protect animals from predators.
• Savannah animals : lions,cheetahs,elephants,giraffes,gazelles,zebras, and rhinos.
• The Savannah has great biodiversity!

PLANTS

• Grasses are important plant life.
• Some grasses grow 6 to 9 feet tall.
• Trees are important also.
• Without trees Savannahs would be prairies.
• Acacia,lemon grass,whistling thorn and kangaroo paw.

WEATHER/CLIMATE

• The savannah has a dry and wet season.
• Winter is dry and cool but not cold.
• Summer is rainy and humid.
• Savannahs are warm all year around.
• 15 to 25 inches of rain falls during the summer.

SOIL

• During the dry season soil is very unfertile.
• Animals waste helps the keep the soil fertile.
• In the wet season the soil tends to be very fertile.
• animals also leave behind nutrients.

RESEARCH

• In some savannah there are tribes.
• The savannah makes up 33% of africa.
• The savannah is one of the most diverse places.

RESOURCES

• www.softschool.com/facts/savanna-_biome facts
• traveltips.usatoday.com
• thegreatsavanna.weebly.com
• veeriku.tartu.ee
• biome101.weebly.com

RESOURCES

• coft.edu
• uvm.edu
• blueplanetbiomes.org
• kids.britannica.com
• 8kmdbsavannatropicalgrasslands.weebly.com

RESOURCES

• placebook.org
• apassionforscience.pbworks.com

FOOD WEBS

TROPICAL SAVANNAH

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• DeJanae Harges and
• Shaun'Tae Swanson
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