Transcript Tropical Savanna

Tropical Savanna
Ryan Taylor, Afton Conner, and Jessalyn
Stivers
Table of Contents
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Overview
Zoology
Botany
Geography
Meteorology
Human influence
Questions
Glossary
Work cited
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Overview
• Tropical savannas are biomes full of
interesting life. Though not many humans live
in these regions, many exotic plants and
animals thrive here.
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Zoology (Animal Life)
• There are many different species that live in
savannahs.
• Forty percent of the wildlife are mammals.
• There are amphibians and hundreds of birds
that live in this habitat.
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African Elephant
• These animals have special jobs
• keep the savanna clear by eating shrubs and
trees which helps grass grow.
• They are endangered because hunters and
poachers kill them for their ivory tusks to sell.
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Egyptian Mongoose
• able to live in the savanna because the color
of their fur blends with the surroundings of
this area.
• preyed on by birds of prey and large
carnivores on the savanna.
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Estuarine Crocodile
- found in Australia, Southeast Asia, India and
around western Pacific Islands.
- Not just found along coast, also found
upstream in freshwater swamps and
billabongs
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Other Animals Found in this area
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Bats
Koala Bear
Lion
Zebra
Giraffe
Tiger
Baboons
African tree frog
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Botany (Plant Life)
• Plants are highly specialized to grow in this
environment for long periods of drought
• Have special qualities to obtain and conserve
water
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Senegal Gum Acacia
• Look like pea pods
• Can survive in long droughts
• Used for flavoring certain sodas
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Baobab
• “upside down tree”
• Leaves are made for condiments/ medicines
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Bermuda Grass
• Stems are often purple in color
• To Hindu, it is a sacred grass
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Candelabra Tree
• Looks like small cactuses at the top which
makes tree appear like candelabra
• Very poisonous
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Manketti Tree
• Produce fruit and the nuts produce oil
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Other plants include:
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Elephant grass
Gum tree eucalyptus
Jackalberry tree
Jarrah Tree
Kangaroo paw
River bushwillow
Umbrella thorn acacia
Whistling thorn
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Geography
• constitutes extensive areas in eastern Africa,
South America, India, Southern Brazil, Southern
Florida, and Australia.
• Can be divided into 3 large areas: Western
Plateau, Central Lowlands, Eastern Highlands
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Western Plateau
• Relatively flat
• Coastal boundaries have more rugged areas
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Central Lowlands
• Flat and low- lying
• Consists of sedimentary rocks
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Eastern Highlands
• Less pronounced
• Area of some of the world’s highest waterfalls
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River deltas
Peneplains
Underwater Avalanches
Sandstones
Basalt volcanic lava
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Meteorology
• Ranges from wet to dry seasons
• Average monthly temperatures range at or above
64 degrees
• Precipitation averages between 30 and 50 inches
per year
• Dry season lasts for about 5 months and less than
4 inches of rain are received
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Human Influence
• Population of humans living in savannas are
slowly decreasing due to opportunities
available in domestic areas
• Majority of those living in savannas live in
Africa
• Poachers and hunters seeking elephant tusks
are common in these regions
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Questions
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1. What plant is used to make medicine?
2. What tree is known as the “upside down tree”?
3. Are there many people that live in the savanna?
4. What is the annual rainfall percentage?
5. What are the three regions of the geography?
6. What three geographic factors of the savanna?
7. What percentage of the animals are mammals?
8. Are there amphibians that live here?
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Glossary
• Grasslands- areas where vegetation is dominated
by grasses and other herbaceous plants
• Climate- prevailing weather conditions of an area
• Tropical- region of Earth near the equator
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Work Cited
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www.radford.edu
www.blueplanetbiomes.com
www.worldbiomes.com
www.cotf.edu
www.mbgnet.net
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