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soil profile - savannah grasslands

Authored by Saanvi Mathur

Geography

9th Grade

soil profile - savannah grasslands
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Where are savannahs found?

Tropical regions like Africa

Temperate regions like Europe

Polar regions like the Arctic

Lunar regions like the moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

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Savannahs are home to large herds of grazing animals and the predators that hunt them. Which of these animals DO NOT graze in the savannah?

Antelopes

Elephants

Kangaroos

Coyotes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What gives savannah soils their reddish colour?

High organic matter content

High iron content

High clay content

High sand content

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 15 pts

Which best explains the rapid drainage in savanna soils?

  • High clay content and low porosity

  • High sand content and high porosity

  • Compacted soil layers and low permeability

  • High organic matter content and good aggregation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 15 pts

Where are most of the nutrients in a savanna ecosystem stored?

In the soil

In the atmosphere

In the aboveground biomass (plants)

In underground water reserves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 8 pts

Savanna soils are usually

Alkaline

Acidic

Basic

Saline

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 16 pts

Which is the most important role in the long-term development of nutrient-poor and acidic savanna soils?

Frequent fires

High rainfall and weathering of parent rock

Overgrazing by herbivores

A lack of decomposers in the soil

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