steppe
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The region, made up of mountains surrounded by a desert steppe, receives just over 100 millimeters of annual rainfall, classifying it as an desert.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
After watching thousands of antelope flow over the Tibetan steppe, Mr. Schaller wrote, “for a brief time I was free again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Increased interaction with animals and expanding travel across the steppe may have exposed people to disease reservoirs in the environment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
"And we're involved in restoring tropical forest, dry deciduous forest, grassland, steppe - you name it - we're trying to help people put those plants back in place."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
Khazaria, Babulya said, had been a great kingdom at its end, but its people had begun as steppe warriors.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Its east rolls through vast steppes, easily crossed by centuries of invading armies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They then spent eight days on the road with a Chinese driver, travelling through mountains and lush steppes, which left Mr Sun in awe.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
In essence, how did their way of life change over time in a completely new environment after they left the steppes and abandoned their nomadic way of life?
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
The steppes, the flat grassland of southeastern Europe, crawled with rats and mice.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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