GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the term for the flat, grassy, mostly treeless plains in the tropical grassland region
A
savanna
B
tundra
C
steppe
D
rainforest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A savanna is a grassy, usually tropical area of land. You’re more likely to find a savanna in Tanzania than in Savannah, Georgia. You can spell this word savanna or savannah-either way, you’re talking about a particular kind of ecosystem that’s mostly covered with grass and sparsely placed trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -steppe. noun. dry, flat grassland with no trees and a cool climate. temperate.

Detailed explanation-3: -In different parts of North America, the word “savanna” has been used interchangeably with “barrens", “prairie", “glade", “grassland” and “oak opening".

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical grassland is often referred to as savanna which is defined as a vegetation form that denotes a continuous graminoid stratum, more or less interupted by trees or shrubs (Jones and Tothill, 1985).

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