“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
Detailed Explanation:
Central Asian Steppe is characterized by extreme continental climate with summer temperatures up to 45°C and winter temperatures down to -50°C, scanty rainfall (250-500 mm annually), and was historically inhabited by nomadic herders like the Mongols and Kazakhs.
African Savannah has moderate tropical climate with 500-1500 mm rainfall; North American Prairie receives higher rainfall (500-900 mm) with less extreme temperatures; Siberian Tundra has permafrost and extremely cold climate unsuitable for extensive grazing and nomadic pastoralism.
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