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Tropical Grasslands: Savanna Loca2on Weather Plants Animals People - Covers half the surface of Africa - Australia, South America, and India have Tropical Grasslands -Humans create savannas by burning grasslands to plant crops - Usually warm - Summer Season: 6-8 months -Winter Season: 4-6 months -Annual rainfall is 10-30 inches of rain - Many types of grasses: Red Oat grass Lemon grass -Very few trees: found near streams and ponds -African Elephants -Zebras -Giraffes -Many animals are herbivores -People are causing environmental concerns: -hunting - overgrazing - destruction of land - Rhinos and zebras are endangered and threaten with extinction because of hunting and loss of habitat

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-CovershalfthesurfaceofAfrica-Australia,SouthAmerica,andIndiahaveTropicalGrasslands-Humanscreatesavannasbyburninggrasslandstoplantcrops

-Usuallywarm-SummerSeason:6-8months-WinterSeason:4-6months-Annualrainfallis10-30inchesofrain

-Manytypesofgrasses:RedOatgrassLemongrass-Veryfewtrees:foundnearstreamsandponds

-AfricanElephants-Zebras-Giraffes-Manyanimalsareherbivores

-Peoplearecausingenvironmentalconcerns:-hunting-overgrazing-destructionofland-Rhinosandzebrasareendangeredandthreatenwithextinctionbecauseofhuntingandlossofhabitat