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i)Give three natural vegetation zones on mount Kenya
ii) Name three temperate grasslands found in the world
iii) Describe the characteristics of the hot desert vegetation

Answer Text:
i) - Savanna vegetation
- Rainforest
- Bamboo forests
- Heath and moorland
-temperate forests
ii) - prairies in Canada
- steppes in Eurasia
- downs in Australia and New Zealand
- veldt in South Africa
iii)-Vegetation is present except in bare rock and sand covered areas.
-There are more plants on oasis e.g. date palms and a variety of shrubs.
- Some plants are succulent to have high water storage capacity.
-Some have spines to protect them from animals.
- Some have thorn-like leaves to reduce rate of transpiration.
- Some have long roots to enable them to tap water from deeper parts of rocks.
- Some shed leaves during dry season and grow new leaves during wet periods to reduce water loss.
- Some are salt tolerant (halophytic) by having many water storing cells to counter soil salinity or alkalinity.