Hypertensive heart disease. Hypertensive heart disease includes a number of complications of high blood pressure that affect the heart. While there are several definitions of hypertensive heart disease in the medical literature, the term is most widely used in the context of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding categories.
History of the Steppe Introduction Geography. The Steppe (aka the Eurasian Steppe) is a vast strip of land stretching from Ukraine to Mongolia. The term steppe denotes grassland: a low-precipitation region with enough rain for grass, but not enough for trees (see Climates and Biomes).
Wooded steppe areas are a cross between steppe and forest areas. This type of region contains grassland and oak trees, and the wooded steppe transitions into the steppe, which has different types of bluegrass, fescue and turf grass. Drought-resistant plants are found in dry and semi-desert regions.