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    Essay On African Savanna

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    African Savannas The African Savanna is one of the largest tropical grasslands in the world. Tropical grasslands are known to have 90-150 cm of rainfall every year‚ a large area filled with grass‚ and being warm year round with a dry and rainy period. The climate in an African Savanna can range from 68o to 86oF. There are two seasons that are dry and wet on the environment‚ the winter lasts from October to March. The dry climate is caused by the lack of precipitation which can result in droughts

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    Biome of Cambodia

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    Cambodia Biome -Phnom Penh‚ Kandal Province‚ South East-Central Region Kacie Scott - 1261747 1. Cambodia‚ Central Region including Phnom Penh in the Kandal Province located at 11° 30 N of latitude and 104° 55 of longitude (7) 2. The average elevation of Phnom Penh is 20 m. (1) 3. Koppen Code: Aw (4) Annual Sunlight- 2490 hours(3) Monthly Precipitation: (3) January: .7 cm July: 17.1 cm February: 1 cm August: 16 cm March: 4 cm September: 22.4 cm April: 7.7 cm October:

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    Savanna Hypothesis

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    Both the “savanna hypothesis” and the “aquatic ape hypothesis” attempt to explain the bipedalism of humans—our tendency and ability to walk upright‚ on two feet. According to the savanna hypothesis‚ our ancestors left the forests in Africa for the plains. The males hunted and needed to survey the horizon and walk a great distance. So‚ they began walking

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    Aquatic Biome

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    Aquatic Biome! ! The aquatic biome makes up the largest part of the biosphere‚ covering nearly 75% of the Earth’s surface and consists of the freshwater biome and the marine biome. Freshwater regions consist of ponds‚ lakes‚ streams‚ rivers‚ wetlands and marine regions include oceans‚ coral reefs and estuaries. Marine biomes generally have salt concentrations that average 3%‚ whereas freshwater biomes are usually characterised by a salt concentration of less than 0.1%. The aquatic biome is probably

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    Ecosystem Lab Presentation – Savannas The biome I will be presenting on is a savanna‚ also spelled savannah. Savannas are a type of grassland ecosystem. Savannas house rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. Savannas can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Inhabitants of the savanna are very diverse and abundant. Some of the wildlife that makes the savanna their home are lions‚ giraffes‚ elephants‚ and zebras just to name a few. There are also various

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    Biomes Biology

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    Biomes 29/11/2012 AD Taiga or Boreal forest The Taiga is an area of coniferous forest that is the largest land Biome as it makes up 29% of the forest cover of the world. It constitutes most of inland Canada‚ Alaska and northern US states‚ most of Sweden‚ Finland and Norway‚ lowland and coastal areas of Iceland‚ Russia: from St. Petersburg to the Pacific ocean including most of Siberia‚ northern Kazakhstan‚ northern Mongolia

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    Tropical Rainforest

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    of Tropic of Capricorn Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life an area Tropical rainforest biomes contain the greatest

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    The Nine Major Biomes

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    and abiotic of ecosystems. I found the earth’s major biomes particularly interesting‚ and would like to reflect on them. According to the text book‚ a biome is a large‚ relatively distinct terrestrial region with similar climate‚ soil‚ plants‚ and animals‚ regardless of where it occurs in the world. There are four aquatic biomes and nine major terrestrial biomes. The nine major terrestrial biomes are: tundra‚ boreal

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    AFRICAN SAVANNA! Description: Savannahs are considered tropical grasslands because they are located at tropical latitudes‚ however much drier than many tropical forests. There is a distinct dry season‚ which is in the winter. Savannas get all their rain in the summer months. During the dry season‚ most of the plants shrivel up and die‚ some rivers dry up‚ and most of the animals migrate to find food. In the wet season all of the plants are lush and the rivers flow freely. The animals migrate

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    savanna veg adaptions

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    Adaptations of Savanna vegetation. Savanna vegetation must adapt to survive. Many problems must be overcome‚ such as lack of water‚ very seasonal rainfall‚ poor soil quality‚ grazing animals‚ very high temperatures and fire. 1. Define the following terms: Xerophytic = A plant adapted to living in a dry arid habitat; a desert plant Pyrophytic = plants adapted to tolerate fire Deciduous = Loss of leaves seasonally Perennial = lives more than 2 years Dormant = A condition of significantly

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