Savannas | Geography - Ecosystems and Biomes

Suitable for teaching 11-16s. We visit tropical Savanna grasslands in Africa to look at the plants and animals living in the ecosystem. In this clip we look at the adaptations of the baobab, lion and mongoose. Subscribe for more Geography clips from BBC Teach on when we have them in: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bbc_teach ===================== This clip Focusses on tropical grasslands in Africa, along with their plants and animals. Ferne Corrigan looks in-depth at the climate of the African savanna grasslands, describing the rainfall distribution and the benefits of fires in the dry season. The adaptations made by the baobab tree to survive in the savanna are explained. The focus then shifts to the unique features of different types of grass, along with the survival skills developed and adaptations made by lions, the black mamba and the mongoose. Finally Ferne looks at how humans have used the savanna grasslands. This clip is from the BBC series Physical Geography - Ecosystems and Biomes. For more clips from Physical Geography - Ecosystems and Biomes: http://bit.ly For our Geography playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachGeography For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p03q0ksz. ===================== Teaching Geography? Follow this link for Teacher Notes: https://www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/geography-ks3--gcse-the-ecosystem-of-tropical-savannas/zkknvk7 This topic features in secondary geography, and covers the topics: Geography, Ecosystems, Weather and climate. It also features in KS3 and 3rd/fourth level science: Ecosystems and habitats ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More resources for teachers from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/teach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature, Early Years