A steppe is a dry and grassy belt of grassland. It is located in temperate climatic regions of the Earth, which lie between the tropics and the polar regions. They are also called mid-latitude grasslands. The two main types of grasses which are found in this area are cropland and pasture. These are short grasses, which are mostly used for grazing by sheep, goats, horses, camels and cattle. Steppes receive about 25-50 centimetres of rainfall (enough for only short grass growth) every year. The largest temperate grassland in the world is the Eurasian steppe (it extends from Hungary to China). Other example of steppes is the dry, short grass prairie of North America’s Great Plains.
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