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What is the transition zone between desert and grassland called?
It is called a savanna, a transition between a desert and a grassland or forest.
Why do scientists think that the Sahel may not remain desert?
Because the land that is now desert may revert to grassland
Is Patagonia a desert a grassland or rainforest?
Patagonia consists primarily of desert and grassland.
Why is a mirror called a mirror?
Africa is called a mirror image because of its climate, split by it's equator. In the north it is mediterranean climate, then desert, then grassland, then rainforest, then grassland, then desert, and finally back to a mediterranean kind of climate
What is the strip of dry grassland on the southern border of the Saharah desert?
This is called the sahel.
What is the Sahel and what is happening to it?
The Sahel is a semi-desert biome that is a transition zone between a true desert and a grassland or other biome. Due to human abuses, such as overgrazing, the Sahel is being turned into a real desert, a process called desertification.
Why is Africa called a mirror image?
Africa is called a mirror image because of its climate, split by it's equator. In the north it is mediterranean climate, then desert, then grassland, then rainforest, then grassland, then desert, and finally back to a mediterranean kind of climate
Is the transition zone at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert is called the Sahel?
Yes, it is a transition zone from the desert to a grassland or forest biome and called the Sahel.
What is the name of the area where the desert meets the savanna?
In Africa it is called the Sahel. Some define a steppe as a region bordering a desert that receives too much rain to be called a desert but not enough to be called a grassland.
Is the savanah a desert?
No, savanna is a grassland and not a desert.
What is a dry grassland that usually surrounds a desert?
A savanna is a transition grassland between a desert and another biome.
What is the nickname for the Sahara desert?
There is no such thing as the 'Savanna Desert.' The savanna is a grassland and a distinct biome of its own. The savanna south of the Sahara is called the Sahel.
