The climate is temperate, with hot summers and cold winters. Being relatively dry, from a combination of lack of rainfall and being landlocked, only select animals can live here.
Environmental issues
In the winter the grass becomes dry and very flammable, making wildfires more common. Grass recovers quickly from the fire - however, trees do not. This partially explains the absence of trees in the area. There are also seasonal droughts in the grasslands, typically occurring during summer.
Culture
The majority of people in the steppe are nomads called Mongolians. Families in mongolian steppe live in "gers" which is a 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 food and drink. They also have a very prominent musical culture with a wide variety of traditional Mongolian songs.
Flora
The dominant flora consists of medium to tall grasslands, dominated by feather grass, sheep's fescue, Aneurolepidium chinense, Filifolium sibiricuman, and Cleistogenes sqarrosa. The drier regions surrounding the Gobi host drought-tolerant grasses, together with forbs and low, spiny shrubs. The southwestern slopes of the Greater Khingan range support pockets of broadleaf deciduous forest, of either Mongolian oak, or a mixture of poplar, Siberian silver birch, and willow.'' There are also plants such as;
Feathergrass - It lives long since animals don’t consume it
Sheepgrass - It is perennial.
Lyme Grass - It can provide food for the animals who need it.
Asian badger - They are commonly infected and they are bitten by parasites lice, fleas, and ticks. They have strong, long claws well-adapted for digging their homes and for food.
Mongolian Gazelle - It provides a nice food supply for animals and will affect the plants they graze in. They can jump very high and far to escape predators they might encounter. Their small size allows them to adapt more easily to changes in their habitat.
Steppe Lemming - They are a very important prey base. Their presence in an area can limit the presence of other voles. Unfortunately, they can also very easily reduce vegetation if necessary. They are very good at burrowing in the terrain. Have a very big migration when it may get too cold.
Conservation and threats
The Mongolian-Manchurian grassland faces threat from human expansion, though in most of its eastern area, it has not been altered by agriculture as much as its reaches in western Asia, or similar grasslands in North America.
