steppe

aro The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah.
More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains.
Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain barriers. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe.htm - 8k