Eurasian Steppe

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The Eurasian steppe is a steppe, which extends on the Eurasian continent in between Eastern Europe and East Asia.

Geography

The Eurasian steppe extends between the Gobi desert in the east and the Puszta in Burgenland in Austria and Hungary to the west for a distance of about 7,000 kilometers. It is considered the largest desert in the world. In the area of the steppe are the Pannonian basin, the Caspian Depression and the Kazakh threshold.

Have the following States are part of the Eurasian Steppe ( in alphabetical order): China, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Austria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

The steppe prejudice to the northern shores of the Black and Caspian Sea.

Climate

The Eurasian steppe has the typical for semi-arid steppe climate. Due to the larger distance to oceans and the annual precipitation amount, however, is more limited than in other steppes ( continentality ).

Fauna and Flora

Flora

While most are barren steppes, dreary and desolate, the Eurasian steppe is surprisingly alive. There are over 1,500 known species of plants, especially grasses.

Fauna

Here especially the Saiga antelope and wild horses are native, which were once found throughout Eurasia and were pushed back into the steppe. Birds also hold on to the water surface.

Population

The Eurasian steppe is also known as a cultural complex for the partly nomadic steppe peoples, who repeatedly played an important role in the Eurasian history. Here may be mentioned especially the Huns, the Scythians and the Hungarians, who invaded during prolonged dry periods particularly in Western Europe.