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The Savanna

The Savanna. By Britney Lee, Nick Meerman, Mary Brancaleon, Nabila Qadri. Geographical Location. The Savanna is in parts of, South America, Africa, and a large part of India. Weather and Climate.

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The Savanna

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  1. The Savanna By Britney Lee, Nick Meerman, Mary Brancaleon, Nabila Qadri

  2. Geographical Location The Savanna is in parts of, South America, Africa, and a large part of India.

  3. Weather and Climate The temperature in the savanna is relatively hot, the average climate is 93 degrees Fahrenheit in the wet season. In the dry season, it’s 61- 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so still not that cold ever in the savanna In the dry seasons, an average of 4in. of rain falls, in the wet season an average of 15-25 inches of rain falls. Between December and February no rain will fall at all, although the dry season is oddly cool.

  4. Fauna • Savanna Elephant Genus Name-Loxodonta Species: africana The Savanna Elephant is the largest land mammal in the world. They weigh up to 10,000lbs. And can grow to a height of 12ft.

  5. Fauna… 2. African Wild Dog Genus Name: Lycaon Species: pictus African Wild Dogs don’t migrate

  6. Fauna…. 3. Black Mambas Genus: DendroaspisSpecies: polylepis The deadliest snake in the world

  7. Fauna… 4.Desert Lynx Genus:FelisSpecies: caracal . The fur around the eyes is paler than the rest of the coat.

  8. Fauna… 5.Plains Zebra Genus:EquusSpecies: burchellibohmi Zebras can only live up To 28 years

  9. Flora During the dry season, the grass dies back but the roots survive during many months. A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. Rain is rare so forests don’t grow The east African savannas are covered with acacia trees.

  10. Flora… 1.Kangaroo Paws Genus: Anigozanthos Species: manglessi It has green unscented flowers that can grow up to 10cm long.

  11. Flora… 2. Common Names:mongongo nut, feather weight treeGenus:SchinziophytonSpecies:rautanenii

  12. Flora… • 3. Umbrella Thorn AcaciaGenus: AcaciaSpecies:tortillis • It grows in sand dunes and rocky grounds of Africa's grasslands.

  13. Flora… • 4.  Whistling ThornCommon Name: Whistling Thorn, Swollen Thorn AcaciaGenus: AcaciaSpecies:dreparalobium This acacia can grow about 18 feet tall, but is often stunted in its growth

  14. Flora… 5. BaobabCommon Name: BaobabGenus: AdansoniaSpecies: digitataParts Used: all parts of the tree are used It can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years.

  15. Savanna Food Web

  16. Major Landforms

  17. Natural resources • Coal • Tusks • Ivory • Animal Skins • Food • Precious metals • Diamonds • Uranium

  18. Places of interest People will go to the savanna to see all the different animal species and plants. This is interesting because, there are very different animals and plants from Africa, and Asia rather than North America

  19. Vocabulary word • Perennial : Lasting for an indefinitely long time. • (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years. • perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent. Definition from www.dictionary.com

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