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Savanna
Soil~ The soil is very diverse
Major soil types-lithosols,lateritic
soils,cracking clays,red/yellow earths,deep
sands, and alluvial soils
Climate
• Usually cooler during the
dry seaons by a few
degrees.
• The savanna climate has
a temperature range of 68
to 86.
• Average temperature
summer: 30 degrees ( 86 F
) Winter 0.
• The yearly rainfall is 25 to
75cm. It has 10 29.5 in of
rain.
• Rainy and dry seasons in
the summers with around
Animals & Foods
• The animals are a biso,
elephants giraffes,zebras,
and wildbeats
• Animals like elephants,
giraffes, zebras,
gazelles,and wildbeast.
Also carnivores like
lions,lepards and hyends.
• The supply of food
can be very high at
sometimes of the year.
• The animals in
Savannas eat other
animals located in the
Savannas.
Savanna Found in Africa
The savannas are found in parts of
Africa.
Savannas cover almost half of Africa.
Also large areas of Australia, South
America and India.
Savanna Plant Life
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Senegal Gum Acacia
Bermuda Grass
Elephant Grass
Manketti Tree
Umbrella Thorn Acacia
River Bushwillow
Fruits & Plants Found In The
Savanna
-Abal ( shrub, North
Africa ) Its flowers can
be eaten, and contain
high concentrations and
nitrogen.
-Baobab ( unmistakable
tree; quite common
throughout Africa). You
can eat the root, the fruit
pulp, the leaves ( in a
soup ) and even the seeds
that can be ground for
-Acacia (tree, prominent
throughout Africa ) You
can eat its leaves, flowers
and pods ( either raw or
cooked
-Beech ( tree; North
Africa ). Beech pod
produce edible beechnuts
once you remove the
shell and white Kernel
within. Beechnuts have a
sweet flavor and high oil
People in the Savannas!
• The most famous of the
Savanna people of Kenya
in Tanzania are the Maasai
tribe
• The Maasai people are just
one of the many groups
that live on the savanna of
Africa
• the Maasai tribe has live
in Africa for 100 years