The Savanna By Kendyl AndErson, Andrew tran, Tanya Qin and luke woodrome
Geography
- Flat with small hills
- Dry and barren
- Located near equator
- Latitude between and longitude between
Biotic Factors
Carnivores
- Lions
- Cheetas
- Hyenas
- Snakes
Herbivores
- Giraffes
- Zebras
- Rhinos
- Elephants
Plants
- Acacia Trees
- Baobob Trees
- Elephant Grass
- Gum Tree Eucalyptus
- Jarrah Tree
- Bermuda Grass
- Manketti Tree
Abiotic Fractors
- High Humidity
- Water from small watering holes
- Temperature from 20-30 degrees Celsius ( 68-87 farenhite)
-Rainfall 38-63 cm. during wet season, 4 cm. during dry season
- Soil is porous and dry
-No major landforms, mostly flat grassland
Food web
Native foods
Kissra (bread), Sabaroag (stew), Asseeda (porridge), Moukhbaza (banana paste)
Clothing
- Comfortable casual clothes
- Khakis, shorts
- Wearing bright colors can scare animals
Environmental issues
Lack of rainfall
The lack of rainfall during dry season causes shortages of water available to both animals and humans.
To help this, people can cut down on water usage so they don't have to take so much from natural resources.
Over grazing
Often animals graze to much and their isn't enough grass to support the population, which not only brings down the population of herbivores, but all the carnivores that feed on them.
We can help this by creating sanctuaries where the amount of grazing taking place can be monitored so food can evenly be distributed.
Wildfires
I think the dry, arid, climate of the savanna, it is easy for things to catch fire, and on lightning strike can create an enormous wildfire.
Reducing human activities in the savanna can reduce the chance of a fire starting through an unnatural cause, and reduce the progression of climate change.
Sources
http://www.defenders.org/grasslands/tropical-grasslands
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/a-solution-to-overgrazing
http://www.savanna.org.au/all/geology.html
http://www.sudanembassy.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=39&Itemid=57