TROPICAL/TEMPERATE GRASSLAND

GREAT RIFT VALLEY

• It was named in the nineteenth century by British explorer John Walter Gregory.
• It is approximately 6,000 kilometers (3,700mi) in length.
• It runs from northern Syria to central Mozambique in south east Africa.
• The valley was originally thought to extend from
• Lebanon in the north to Mozambique in the south.

SERENGETI PLAIN

• It is located in north Tanzania and extends to south western Kenya.
• It spans 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi).
• The Serengeti hosts the largest terrestrial
• mammal migration in the world.
• It is one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world.

SAVANNA AND PLAIN VOCAB

• Savanna definition:
• A grassy plain in tropical and sub-tropical regions, with few trees.
• with few trees.
• Plain definition:
• A large area of flat land with few trees.

GRASSLAND AND FUN FACTS

• A large open area of country covered with grass, esp. on used for grazing.
• Did you know a grass land is all country?

GRASSLAND PLANT & ANIMALS

• Elephant, bison, rhino, black-footed ferret, brown hyena,
• Lion, ostrich, black tailed prairie dog, pronghorn,
• giraffe, great prairie chicken, the warthog, and the brown hyena.
• Big Bluestem Grass, Blue Grama Grass, Buffalo Grass, Fleabane,
• Indian Grass, June Grass, Milkweed, Purple Coneflower, Stinging Nettle.

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