Sudan savanna

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The Sudan savanna is a broad belt of tropical grassland with scattered trees stretching across central Africa between the Sahel to the north and the wetter forest zones to the south.

All labels observed (17)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biome ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
tropical grassland ⓘ
biodiversityLevel moderate ⓘ
borderedToNorthBy Sahel ⓘ
borderedToSouthBy humid forest zone ⓘ
climateCharacteristic distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ
climateType tropical ⓘ
commonCrops cotton ⓘ
groundnut ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
dominantVegetation drought-resistant trees ⓘ
scattered shrubs ⓘ
tall grasses ⓘ
extendsAcrossCountry Burkina Faso ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
Central African Republic ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Eritrea ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
fireRegime frequent seasonal fires ⓘ
landUse extensive livestock grazing ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
locatedBetween Guinean forest zone ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ
locatedInRegion central Africa ⓘ
rainfallPattern summer rainfall maximum ⓘ
rainfallRange approximately 600–1200 mm per year ⓘ
soilCharacteristic moderate to low fertility ⓘ
often ferruginous soils ⓘ
temperatureCharacteristic high mean annual temperatures ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion ⓘ
climate variability ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
typicalLargeMammals antelope species ⓘ
buffalo ⓘ
elephant ⓘ
giraffe ⓘ
typicalTreeGenus Acacia ⓘ
Combretum ⓘ
vegetationType grassland with scattered trees ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benue River → region → Sudan savanna ⓘ
Chad → hasRegion → Sudanian Savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
North East Nigeria → geographicalRegion → Sudan savanna ⓘ
Guinean forests of West Africa → adjacentTo → West Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Miombo woodlands → partOf → African tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Adamawa Plateau → borders → Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Upper West Region → hasVegetationZone → Sudan savannah ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Garamba National Park → partOf → Sudano–Guinean savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Chari River → ecoregion → Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Mono River basin → ecoregion → West Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Chad → hasRegion → Sudanian Savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Gaya → locatedIn → Sudan savanna ecological zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Paris Zoological Park → hasBiome → Sahel-Sudan biome ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Gombe State → vegetationZone → Sudan savanna ⓘ
Black Volta → region → Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Dyula people → region → Savanna belt of West Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Volta River basin → region → Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Potiskum → locatedInGeographicFeature → Sudan–Sahel savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Hadejia → region → Sudan–Sahel ecological zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Kainji National Park → hasVegetation → Sudan savanna ⓘ
Sahel–Central African forest transition zone → borders → Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic → borders → West Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic → borders → East Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Lawra → locatedInEcologicalZone → Sudan savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Dyula language → region → Savanna belt of West Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Foodo people → culturalRegion → Sudanian savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Gurma people → region → Sudanian savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Northern Gbaya → hasDialect → Bokoto Yoro Savannah ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Massalit → culturalArea → Central African savanna ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Mabia languages → arealFeatureOf → Savanna belt of West Africa ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna
Biu Plateau → partOf → Sudan savanna zone ⓘ
linked to: Sudan savanna