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Mongolian nomads. Families in the Mongolian steppe live in "gers" which are a type of large portable tent. Mongolians are also master horse riders so many families own many horses that roam the steppe. The people in the steppe use the animals there for their
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food and drink. They also have a very prominent musical culture with a wide variety of traditional
Mongolian songs.
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occupies the belt of steppe, forests, and mountains stretching across much of Asia.
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Borzinskoe Sol`-ozero
Natural Monument (IUCN Category III)
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Sredneargunskij State
Natural Zakaznik (IUCN Category IV)
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Dornod Mongol
Strictly Protected Area (IUCN Category Ib)
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can be found in deciduous and coniferous woodland edges.
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Baga gazriin chuluu Nature monument (IUCN Category III)
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powerful beak can hammer large bones against hard rock.
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Feathergrass – lives long since it is rarely consumed
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Darkhankhaan uul Nature monument (IUCN Category III)
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Lkhachinvandad uul Nature
Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Ikh gazriin chuluu
National Park (IUCN Category II)
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Bayantsagaani tal Nature
Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Kherlen Toono uul Nature
Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Ongon Tavan bulag Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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Choiriin Bogd uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
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National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia Ramsar Site
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273:. On the southwest, the grasslands extend to the
762:Jilin Momoge National Nature Reserve Ramsar Site
699:Toson-Khulslai Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
467:and terrain by running, digging, and/or flying.
756:Undurkhaan uul National Park (IUCN Category II)
696:Khangain nuruu National Park (IUCN Category II)
977:Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
651:Batkhaan uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
213:temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
82:Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
744:Darkhan uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
726:Khugnu-Tarna National Park (IUCN Category II)
702:Khar yamaat Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
596:is found in the forest-steppe and grasslands.
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729:Moltsog Els National Park (IUCN Category II)
705:Yakhi nuur Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
687:Ugtam uul Nature Reserve (IUCN Category IV)
759:Dariganga National Park (IUCN Category II)
672:Strictly Protected Area (IUCN Category Ib)
443:Lyme Grass – can provide food for animals
271:Central China loess plateau mixed forests
96:887,000 km (342,000 sq mi)
723:and its surrounding wetlands Ramsar Site
717:and its surrounding wetlands Ramsar Site
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267:Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
226:, extending across central and eastern
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234:and eastern and central
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937:Flora of Inner Mongolia
366:Aneurolepidium chinense
962:Grasslands of Mongolia
927:Ecoregions of Mongolia
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766:Landscapes of Dauria
682:Hustai National Park
664:Numrug National Park
654:Xianghai Ramsar Site
601:Environmental issues
508:brown eared pheasant
285:in the west and the
279:Ordos Plateau steppe
156:, also known as the
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922:Ecoregions of China
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768:World Heritage Site
657:Zhalong Ramsar Site
396:), or a mixture of
166:temperate grassland
138:Critical/endangered
134:Conservation status
952:Grasslands of Asia
942:Flora of Manchuria
917:Ecoregions of Asia
684:(IUCN Category II)
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551:Przewalski's horse
537:Mongolian wild ass
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544:Mongolian gazelle
501:ringneck pheasant
494:Daurian partridge
403:Populus davidiana
394:Quercus mongolica
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911:Categories
893:47°N 119°E
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783:References
721:Ganga Lake
709:Dalai Lake
558:corsac fox
353:S. grandis
70:Palearctic
715:Buir Lake
303:semi-arid
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216:ecoregion
177:East Asia
173:ecoregion
164:, in the
143:Protected
101:Countries
88:Geography
228:Mongolia
181:Mongolia
171:, is an
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293:Climate
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248:Daurian
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199:Setting
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487:taiga
484:larch
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299:humid
169:biome
146:5.09%
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