AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -All savanna grassland biomes are found within thirty degrees of the equator and are often located between tropical rain forests and deserts. They are found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grasslands go by many names. In the United States Midwest, they’re often called prairies. In South America, they’re known as pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while African grasslands are savannas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tropical grasslands are close to the equator and are hot all year long. The grasslands in Africa are called savannas or veldts and are home to animals like zebras, lions and ostriches.

Detailed explanation-4: -In general, savannas grow in tropical regions 8° to 20° from the Equator. Conditions are warm to hot in all seasons, but significant rainfall occurs for only a few months each year-about October to March in the Southern Hemisphere and April to September in the Northern Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -The two distinct types of grasslands are savannas and temperate grasslands. These two types of grasslands may look similar, but they differ in some significant ways. For example, elephants are found in African savannas but not in the temperate grasslands of the United States.