Climate and Vegetation Regional Characteristics

The Central Asian Steppe (covering Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and parts of Russia) is characterized by extreme continental climate with very cold winters and hot summers, scanty rainfall (200-300 mm annually), and a long history of nomadic pastoralism and herding traditions. African Savannah has seasonal rainfall and wet-dry climate, not extreme aridity. North American Prairie has more moderate rainfall. Siberian Tundra has permafrost and extreme cold but different precipitation patterns. The nomadic herding lifestyle combined with extreme climate and sparse rainfall perfectly describes Central Asian Steppe. > Central Asian Steppe = extreme cold, low rain, nomadic herders (Mongols, Kazakhs). Answer: (b).