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| − | + | [[Image:mongolianSteppe.jpeg|250px|thumb|Grassland steppe of eastern Mongolia near the border with Russia and China. (Photo credit: D. Prosser, USGS) | |
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| − | [[ | + | A '''steppe''' is a vast, semi-arid, flat, treeless, short grass plain, similar to a [[prairie]]. Its most prominent location on earth is the [[Great Steppe]], covering roughly 5,000 square miles, covering most of central [[Asia]], from [[Mongolia]] into [[Ukraine]]. |
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/glossary/ Glossary] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:12, July 1, 2016
A steppe is a vast, semi-arid, flat, treeless, short grass plain, similar to a prairie. Its most prominent location on earth is the Great Steppe, covering roughly 5,000 square miles, covering most of central Asia, from Mongolia into Ukraine.