The Emergence Machine

Savanna

physical · Earth Science · Level 9 · E9

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Emergence definition

A tropical grassland with scattered trees and seasonal rainfall, with a distinct dry and wet season, typically found in tropical and subtropical regions, characterized by a field of grass and wildflowers that has been cultivated for agricultural purposes, and involving a living system or structure involving plant and life.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “savanna” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “savanna”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
sabana
Origin language
Spanish

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L5L2L1L0SavannaMeadowFarmingTreeBiomeFoodPlantAnimalGeology… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSavannaL9GeologyL5BiomeL6TreeL7MeadowL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    savanna is an earth science concept.
  • Biome L6 (requires) Biology sense
    Savanna: A grassland biome characterized by scattered trees and seasonal rainfall, with a distinct dry and wet season, typically found in tropical and subtropical regions.
  • Tree L7 (requires) polysemous
    Tropical grassland with scattered trees -- requires understanding of tree
  • Meadow L8 (requires)
    Tropical grassland with scattered trees -- requires understanding of meadow