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Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.

Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.
The above statement best describes which of the following regions?

(a)

African Savannah

(b)

Central Asian Steppe

(c)

North American Prairie

(d)

Siberian Tundra

Answer:

(b)

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Explanation

Steppe’s climate is continantal with extremes of temp. Nomadic tribes like Kirghiz are found. Rainfall is expected to be light. African Savannah gets moderate raifall.