Tropical SavannaBy: Chelsey Hropovich and Alyssa Cuomo

Tropical Savanna By: Alyssa Cuomo and Chelsey Hropovich

Location• North and south of tropical dry forests near the equator• Africa• South America• Northern Australia

Climate• Alternating dry and wet seasons • Seasonal droughts• Fires • Helps control the density of woody vegetation

• Drier then a tropical dry forest.

Special features

• Soils• Helps savannas persist in wet areas• Tree are located where soils are well drained

• Trees• Trees do not completely cover the landscape of the savanna• Few trees on the savanna resist fire

WildlifeAnimals move in response to seasonal and

year to year variations

• African savanna is home to: • Elephants • Wildebeest• Giraffes• Zebras • Lions• Humans

• Australian savanna is home to:• Kangaroos • Large flocks of birds• Humans

Human Influences• Early human life on the savanna’s• They observed and learned to control and make fires• Hunting and gathering• Eventually humans purposely set fire to the savanna

• Spread the savanna

• Today• Live stock raising • Threats

The Tropical Savannas of the world.