Match the questions with the answers.

• Объекты 1
  • What does Serengeti mean?
  • What is the size of the Serengeti?
  • How many species of animals are there in the Serengeti?
  • What is Serengeti National Park famous for?
  • Does it often rain in the Serengeti?
• Объекты 2
  • The name Serengeti is derived from the Maa word "seringit" and means "endless plains", a name properly suitable for the area. Maa is the local Maasai language.
  • The Serengeti measures 14,750 square kilometres, which is about 5,700 square miles. It is slightly bigger than the area size of The Bahamas. The national park is unfenced and therefore shares an open border with the Greater Serengeti ecosystem: the total area size of the Serengeti ecosystem is approximately 30,000 square kilometres or 12,000 square miles \(roughly the size of Belgium\).
  • More than 300 mammal species occur in Serengeti National Park. This fantastic variety of species is the result of the Serengeti being a transition area: poorer soils in the north and richer soils in the south support a myriad of different habitats and vegetation types. As the Serengeti is able to support massive herds of ungulates it also sustains the greatest concentration of large predators in the world.
  • The Serengeti is best known for the wildebeest migration, the world's biggest mammal migration. An estimated number of 1.5 million wildebeest, 300,000 gazelles and 200,000 zebras trek through the Serengeti - Mara ecosystem in search of greener pastures. This massive herd of ungulates supports vast numbers of large predators, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
  • Serengeti National Park has two rainy periods annually. The short rains take place in November and December. The long rains follow the short rains in the period from March to May, which are the highest rainfall months. As a result, the landscape turns green and that is why this season is often called the 'green season.'