In Geography What Is a Steppe?

A steppe is a dry, grassy plain. Steppes occur in temperate climates, which lie between the tropics and polar regions. 6 - 12+ Earth Science, Geography, Physical Geography, Social Studies, World History.

What is steppe also known as?

In physical geography, a steppe is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes). ... Sometimes the short-grass prairie in North America is also called a steppe. Similar places in Africa are called savanna. The world's largest steppe, sometimes called The Great Steppe, is in Russia.

Where are the steppes?

the Steppe, belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east.

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