GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Puszta
The Puszta refers to open grassland landscapes of the Great Hungarian Plain, especially well represented at Hortobágy. Pastoral land use interacts with grasslands, alkaline soils, meadows and wetlands.
Fast Facts
- It lies within the Pannonian basin of central Europe.
- Hortobágy is in eastern Hungary, near the Tisza region.
- The landscape is a mosaic, rather than a uniform treeless surface everywhere.
Connected lessons
- PusztaMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Eurasian SteppeRelated places
- Danube RiverRelated places
- CarpathiansRelated places
- PrairiesRelated places