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).
prairie and steppes are both grasslands with no trees. Both are arid. A prairie has longer grass and found mainly in USA. Steppes are found in Russia. Savanna is woodland and has sparse trees and found in tropical regions (Africa) <br /> prairie and steppes are both grasslands with no trees.