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tropical savanna  

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  • Tropical savanna or savanna is a global vegetation type where grasses are continuous and important but occasionally interrupted by trees and shrubs. The term savanna originated as a description of treeless plains in South America but now describes the global distribution of this mixed vegetation type. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Biome: Tropical Savanna]

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