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Biome Description/ Definition
The Savanna is an amazing biome and different from other biomes. The Savanna is an extensive grassland. In the grassland you will find a lot of shrubs and remote trees. The savanna can be found between a desert biome and the tropical rain forest. The desert as we know does not receive a lot of water but on the contrary the tropical rain forest so as you might have guessed the Savanna does not have much rain. In the Savanna it is mostly warm and only has 2 seasons. These are Winter and Summer. Oddly, during the summer it rains a lot. This biome is definitely a diverse and strange biome.
The Savanna can be defined as a place full of grass with very few trees. Around the world we have several different Savanna biomes. One of the most known or popular are the East African Savannas. We don’t see as much diversity in the animals. Mostly you will see animals with long legs or wings. Also, since there is not much water the plants are adapted to less water since they spend long periods in a drought. The plants and animals depend on each other in order to survive. Without each other there would not be a Savanna.
Climate and Location The climate in the Savanna is usually wet or dry. In the summer it is tropical climate
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Abiotic factors are factors that are not living but affect living things. Two examples are fire and soil. These play very important roles in the savanna and help biotic factors live. Fire as we know burns and destroys many things. Although this is true it actually helps renew and change the savanna so that it doesn’t become a tropical forest. The soil also is a big component because without soil there would not be plants and without plants the animals would not be able to survive. These 2 abiotic factors, although, they are small they definitely have a great impact on the

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