WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
vast areas of grassland
A
steppe
B
plateau
C
valley
D
none of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s largest steppe region, often referred to as “the Great Steppe", is found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and neighbouring countries stretching from Ukraine in the west through Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the Altai, Koppet Dag and Tian Shan ranges in China.

Detailed explanation-2: -an extensive plain, especially one without trees. The Steppes, Also called Eurasian Steppe, Great Steppe . the vast grasslands stretching from Asia to Eastern Europe, bounded on the north by European and Asian Russia and Siberia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grasslands (steppes) are temperate environments, with warm to hot summers and cool to very cold winters; temperatures are often extreme in these midcontinental areas. They are often located between temperate forests and deserts, and annual precipitation falls between the amounts characteristic of those zones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Three specific examples of steppes include the Eurasian steppe, the Great Plains, and the Mongolian-Manchurian steppe. The Eurasian steppe is the largest steppe in the world, and it extends from Hungary to China. The U.S. Great Plains extends from Texas to Saskatchewan, Canada.

Detailed explanation-5: -A vast belt of dry grassland, called the steppe, stretches across the landmass of Eurasia. The significance of the steppe to neighboring civilizations was twofold. First, it served as a land trade route connecting the East and the West.

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