The SavannaThe Savanna

Average rainfallAverage rainfall

The average rainfall in the Savanna The average rainfall in the Savanna is 20 to 47 inches a year.is 20 to 47 inches a year.

AvAvererageage temtempeperaratuturere

The average temperature in the The average temperature in the Savanna is 70 degrees FahrenheitSavanna is 70 degrees Fahrenheit

Problems facing the Problems facing the SavannaSavanna

There are many problems facing the There are many problems facing the Savanna. Some of them are over-Savanna. Some of them are over-population, over-grazing, water population, over-grazing, water supply, and soil erosion.supply, and soil erosion.

Animals of the SavannaAnimals of the Savanna

Some animals in the Savanna are the Some animals in the Savanna are the zebra, lion, wildebeest, and the zebra, lion, wildebeest, and the gazelle. A gazelle is like a deer. A gazelle. A gazelle is like a deer. A wildebeest is cattle with curved wildebeest is cattle with curved horns, a lion is a big cat that’s horns, a lion is a big cat that’s considered to be the king of the considered to be the king of the animals, and a zebra is a striped animals, and a zebra is a striped horse.horse.

What countries is the Savanna What countries is the Savanna located in?located in?

The Savanna is located in the The Savanna is located in the countries of Kenya and Tanzania.countries of Kenya and Tanzania.

Tribes in the SavannaTribes in the Savanna

There are the Dorobo, Maasai, and There are the Dorobo, Maasai, and the Kikuyu. The Dorobo are hunter-the Kikuyu. The Dorobo are hunter-gathers, the Maasai are herdsmen gathers, the Maasai are herdsmen and the Kikuyu are farmers.and the Kikuyu are farmers.

What they eatWhat they eat

They eat a meal called irio. It is They eat a meal called irio. It is potatoes, peas, spinach and corn.potatoes, peas, spinach and corn.

VegetationVegetation Some vegetation in the Savanna are the red Some vegetation in the Savanna are the red

oat grass, the rabbit tail fountain grass, the oat grass, the rabbit tail fountain grass, the Baobab tree and the Acacia tree. Baobab tree and the Acacia tree.

The red oat grass is one of the most eaten The red oat grass is one of the most eaten grasses in the Serengeti grasses in the Serengeti

The rabbit tail fountain grass grows in poor, The rabbit tail fountain grass grows in poor, dry soil under the sun. dry soil under the sun.

The Baobab tree is fire resistant. The Baobab tree is fire resistant. The Acacia tree blooms yellow or white fuzzy The Acacia tree blooms yellow or white fuzzy

flowers. flowers.

The topography of the The topography of the SavannaSavanna

The topography of the Savanna is The topography of the Savanna is grassy plains.grassy plains.

ClimateClimate

The climate of the Savanna is semi-The climate of the Savanna is semi-arid.arid.

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