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Savanna vs Steppe - What's the difference?

savanna | steppe |

As nouns the difference between savanna and steppe

is that savanna is a tropical grassland with scattered trees while steppe is the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah.

As a proper noun Savanna

is {{given name|female|from=place names}} of modern usage, variant of Savannah.

savanna

English

Alternative forms

* savannah

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tropical grassland with scattered trees

    • Derived terms

    * savanna flower * savanna sparrow * savanna wattle

    External links

    * ("savanna" on Wikipedia) ----

    steppe

    English

    (wikipedia steppe)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah.
  • More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains.
  • * Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain barriers. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe.htm - 8k

    • Usage notes

    * Although it may be the steppe biome, one would not normally speak of the steppes of Canada, whereas one would speak of the steppes of Asia or the steppes of Russia.

    See also

    * US prairie * savannah * plain * (South African) veld

    References

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