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savanna
[ suh-van-uh ]
noun
- a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, especially on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.
- grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open plain or woodland, usually in subtropical or tropical regions.
savanna
/ ²õəˈ±¹Ã¦²ÔÉ™ /
noun
- open grasslands, usually with scattered bushes or trees, characteristic of much of tropical Africa
savanna
/ ²õÉ™-±¹Äƒ²Ô′ə /
- A flat, grass-covered area of tropical or subtropical regions, nearly treeless in some places but generally having a mix of widely spaced trees and bushes. Savannas have distinct wet and dry seasons, with the mix of vegetation dependent primarily on the relative length of the two seasons.
savanna
- A tropical land mass of grassland and scattered trees.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of savanna1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of savanna1
Example Sentences
A recent study suggested that if deforestation and climate change continue unabated, between 10% and 47% of the Amazon could transition from lush rainforest to arid savanna over the next 25 years.
In Brazil, huge swaths of the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna have been lost to pastures and fields that produce beef and soybeans.
"We must act to save our rivers, oceans, savannas, mangroves and forests, as well as the communities that protect and live alongside them," he said.
In recent weeks, blazes exacerbated by climate change consumed large sections of the Amazon rainforest, Pantanal wetlands and Cerrado savanna, as well as the southern state of São Paulo.
During the study researchers visited 10 forest fragments that had become isolated from each other by the cattle pastures, the San Juan River and natural savanna.
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