1. Biomes of the World
Marine
Salt Water
Savanna
Coniferous Forest

2. Grassland/ Savanna Name: Grassland/ Savanna
Location: Temperate (Prairies) in North America; Tropical (Savannas) in Africa, Central Asia, between a tropical rain forest and a desert
Climate: N. America – cold winters (below 0°F), hot summers (90°F), in. of precipitation, mostly snow; Africa - warm & windy year round (70°F), wet in winter (25 in. of rain), dry in summer (4 in. of rain)
Plants: N. America - tall grasses, milkweed, wild flowers, stinging nettle; Africa - tall grasses, acacia and baobab trees

3. Yellowstone National Park

5. What Disney movie takes place in the Grassland prairies in North America?

6. Grassland/ Savanna
Animals: N. America - bison, elk, deer, rabbits, prairie dogs;
Africa - elephants, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, buffalo, warthogs,
wildebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, lions, baboons, many birds
Biodiversity: variety of plant and animal species, plants have deep roots to sustain through droughts, different species eat different parts of the plants; grazing animals (herbivores) have long legs to migrate and eat on different grasses, carnivores hunt them, wide open plains are good for birds of prey (scavengers), prairie fires allow regrowth
Human Impact: fertile soil used for farming, grasses used for grazing cattle and goats who don’t migrate so grasses are eaten up; overgrazing and farming turns it into a desert (desertification)

7. Africa
Tree knocked over by an elephant
Savannahs – grasslands for grazing animals, with thorny bushes, tall grasses, acacia and baobab trees
baobab means “upside down”
Game reserves with safaris

8. Entering Game Reserve

9. Zebra
Firvet monkey
Baboon
Giraffe
Impala
Wildebeest
Guinea fowl

10. Zebra & Buffalo
Nyala female
Impala
Nyala male

13. Large herd of elephants at a dried up riverbed.

14. warthog

15. Those are some BIG animals!
Lions
Those are some BIG animals!
Cheetah
Leopard

16. Maasai Mara Game Reserve

18. Great Migration
Wildebeest Migration

19. What Disney movie takes place in the Savanna in Africa?

20. Economy (cont.)
Safaris: Noted worldwide for its abundant wildlife, Kenya is a popular stop for tourists, especially those interested in exotic animal safaris.
Swahili words:
Safari -
Jambo -
Simba -
Rafiki -
Asante Sana -
Hakunna Matata -
journey
hello
lion
friend
Thank you very much
No worries!