Savannas

By Ben Harmon and Ben Williams

Locations

• Africa• Australia• India

Animals

• Lions• Giraffes• Elephants• Zebras• Rhinos

Plants

• Elephant grass• Manketti Trees • Umbrella Thorn Acacia• River Bushwillow• Abal

Savanna Food Chain

Climate

• Winter- Is the dry season• Summer- Is the wet season• It gets an average of 15-25 in. of rainfall in the

summer time• Temperature is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit• Has low humidity

Competitions and Adaptations

• Most animals migrate during the dry season• Boabab store water in their large trunks• The animals know how to fly and run fast

because of the high risk of lightning struck fires

Human Influences

• Humans landscape savannas harsher than ever before

• Turn into farm lands• The best thing to keep savannas safe is to just

leave them alone

Usefulness

• Savannas are homes to many rare animals• Savannas have a special soil that is similar to

fertilizer

Interesting facts

• Savannas are highly risked to lightning• The soil there is like fertilizer• Fires are easily started

Harvested materials

• Fertilizer• Fuel wood

Vacation spot

• Singita Boulders Lodge

How has the Singita Boulders Lodge affected the savanna?

• The Singita Boulders Lodge has the awareness of the savanna’s vulnerability and decides to leave the biome alone in respect.

Work Sited

• www.bluepalnetbiomes.org• http://

www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/savanna.html

• http://books.google.com/books