Brief features of Steppe climate

STEPPE CLIMATE
Distribution
Distribution
Northern Hemisphere
 Borders the deserts away from Mediterranean regions
 Lie in Western wind belt
 Eurasia(Steppes), stretch eastwards from shores of Black Sea across
the great Russian plain to the foothills of Altai Mountains
 Isolated sections in Pustaz of Hungary and plains of Manchuria
 North America (Prairies) – b/w foothills of Rockies and Great Lakes
Southern Hemisphere
 Argentina (Pampas), Uruguay
 South Africa – b/w Drakensberg and Kalahari Desert
 Australia – Murray-Darling Basin of southern Australia
Climate
Temperature - since they are located in centre of the continents they have
little maritime influence....