STEPPES

STEPPES

Another instant research of a topic under discussion at a

3 pm coffee hour at Arby's of Wescoates Corners and Five Points.

In physical geography a STEPPE is a ecoregion, montane

grasslands and shrublands, and, temperate grasslands, savannas,

and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without

trees. A semi desert, or covered with grass or shrubs, depending on

the season and or latitude. It's soils are typically of “chernozem” types.

The prairie of North America is an example of a steppe.

Some definitions by The Free Dictionary:

Ecoregion : an area defined by it's environmental conditions, climate,

and soil characteristics.

Biome : an area of plants and animals with common characteristics

of the environment they live in, like habitat.

Chernozem : is black soil, with high percentage og humus and very

fertile.

Back to steppes, usually have a semi arid climate, some with

extremes of 110 degree days in summer and 60 below zero nights

in winters. A large steppe region , “Great Steppe” is eastern Europe,

the Ukraine, Russia Kazakhstan, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan to the

Altai ans Tian Shan range. There is an region in Turkey, Armenia and

Iran, the Pannonian Plain of Hungary.

The central United States, western Canada, northern Mexico,

Washington State and British Columbia. South American steppes are

found east of the southern Andes.

Abstract by Harrison H, 10/22/18 from www.wikipedia.com