[Central Asian Steppe] “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above st

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“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.”
The above statement best describes which of the following regions?

African Savannah

Central Asian Steppe

North American Prairie

Siberian Tundra

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