In physical geography, steppe (from Slavic languages ''step''') is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are said to be the norm in the steppe. It may be semi-desert, or covered with Poaceae or shrubs, or both depending on the season. The term is also used to denote the climate encountered in such regions, too dry to support a forest but not so dry as to make it a desert. The world's largest zone of steppes are found in central Russia and neighbouring republics of Central Asia. The steppes begin east of the Volga river and extend through desert or semi-desert south of the Ural Mountains and to the north and east of the Caspian Sea. To the east of the Caspian Sea they extend through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the mountain ranges of Mongolia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. To the north on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains is the forested West Siberian Plain which extends nearly to the Arctic Ocean. Climate
In a history course it is mentioned that the "Steppe Gradient" is the general sloping trend from east to west of the Steppes. As this is used to explain the migration of many nomadic peoples I was wondering if it was worth noting. Nina :I've never heard of such a thing; most steppes are at high altitude, running up against various mountain ranges, meaning that they slope in all directions in different places. Even if they do all slope in one direction overall, I can't see a way to extrapolate that to explain the migrations of nomadic peoples on the steppes, as they most certainly did not only from east to west. Do you have a source for this? User:Variable 23:43, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Steppenwolf
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Steppenwolf_Theatre
Stepper_motor
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Steppe_Eagle
Steppe_eagle
Steppe_Front
Steppe_Wisent
Steppe
In physical geography, steppe (from Slavic languages ''step''') is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are said to be the norm in the steppe. It may be semi-desert, or covered with Poaceae or shrubs, or both depending on the season. The term is also used to denote the climate encountered in such regions, too dry to support a forest but not so dry as to make it a desert. The world's largest zone of steppes are found in central Russia and neighbouring republics of Central Asia. The steppes begin east of the Volga river and extend through desert or semi-desert south of the Ural Mountains and to the north and east of the Caspian Sea. To the east of the Caspian Sea they extend through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the mountain ranges of Mongolia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. To the north on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains is the forested West Siberian Plain which extends nearly to the Arctic Ocean. Climate
Steppe
In a history course it is mentioned that the "Steppe Gradient" is the general sloping trend from east to west of the Steppes. As this is used to explain the migration of many nomadic peoples I was wondering if it was worth noting. Nina :I've never heard of such a thing; most steppes are at high altitude, running up against various mountain ranges, meaning that they slope in all directions in different places. Even if they do all slope in one direction overall, I can't see a way to extrapolate that to explain the migrations of nomadic peoples on the steppes, as they most certainly did not only from east to west. Do you have a source for this? User:Variable 23:43, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Steppe
Steppe
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf_(band)
Steppenwolf_(comics)
Steppenwolf_Theatre
Stepper_motor
Stepper_motor
Steppes
Steppe_Eagle
Steppe_eagle
Steppe_Front
Steppe_Wisent
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