Bushveld
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Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
Borders | List
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Geography | |
Area | 223,000 km2 (86,000 sq mi) |
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Conservation | |
Conservation status | Vulnerable |
The Bushveld (from
Geography
The elevation of this region varies from 750 to 1,400 m and the annual rainfall ranges from 350 mm in the west to 600 mm in parts of the northeast. There are four significant mountain ranges in this region: the
Flora and fauna
As implied by the region's name, the Bushveld's grassy plains are dotted by dense clusters of trees and tall shrubs. The grasses found here are generally tall and turn brown or pale in
species and other game.Geology
The Bushveld is one of the most
Farming
As most of the region tends to be dry, the Bushveld is mostly beef cattle and game farming country, with only a few drought-resistant crops such as sorghum and millet being farmed, usually under irrigation.
Middleveld
The term Middleveld is sometimes used to describe land lying between an elevation of 600 and 1,200 m (2,000 and 3,900 ft)[3] and has been treated as synonymous with the term Bushveld.[4]
Towns and cities
Towns and cities in the region include:
- Warmbaths)
- Brits
- De Wildt
- Haenertsburg
- Hammanskraal
- Ellisras)
- Louis Trichardt
- Mara
- Nylstroom)
- Potgietersrus)
- Naboomspruit)
- Messina)
- Northam
- Phalaborwa
- Pienaarsrivier
- Pietersburg)
- Roedtan
- Selebi-Phikwe
- Sun City
- Thabazimbi
- Tzaneen
- Vaalwater
- Vivo
- Zion City Moria
- Rustenburg
See also
References
- ^ "Kruger National Park Camping". Kruger National Park Camping. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "Lowveld - South Africa Geographic Regions".
- ^ "Veld - grasslands, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ South Africa. Department of Agriculture (1955). Bulletin.
External links
- "Southern Africa bushveld". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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