Tropical Savanna
by:Max Markey, Kristy Chan
temperature/climate
-temperatures are at or above 64° F
-Mean temperature above 18°C in
every month of the year
-
-characterized by two very
different seasons: the "wet" and
the "dry"
-The dry season lasts 5 to 6
months, usually from May to
October. The wet season lasts 5
to 6 months and lasts from
December to March.
soil conditions
-bedrock and edaphic conditions
-The soil of the savanna is porous,
with rapid drainage of water.
It has only a thin layer of humus
-Different savannas support
different grasses due to
disparities in rainfall and soil
conditions. Because the savanna
supports such a large number of
species competing for living
space, usually only one or a few
kinds of grass are more
successful than the others in a
particular area.
seasons throughout the year
-pronounced dry season
- There are two very different seasons in a savanna; a very
long dry season (winter), and a very wet season (summer).
precipitation level
-300 mm total annual precipitation, practically all in two or three
months
-In the dry season only an average of about 4 inches of rain
falls. Between December and February no rain will fall at all.
dominant plant
-Jarrah tree usually grows in gravely soil.
- Kangaroo paws
brightly-colored, large, vividly
colored.
dominant wildlife
-birds and bees
-African elephants, also known as the savanna elephants live in
the savanna.
-The savanna has over 40 different species of hoofed
mammals that live on the savannas of Africa. Up to 16 different
species of browsers (those who eat leaves of trees) and
grazers can coexist in one area.
geographic distribution
- they are mostly flat.
-rugged areas are skattered around
-located in northern and east central South America, central
and
southern Africa, the Indian Peninsula in Asia, and scattered
throughout Australia.
The End