Reading a book, (book of a thousand days.) wondering what steppes were?

Question

I am reading Book of a thousand days and it is set in asia. It keeps on talking about the steppes. Does anyone know what those are??

Answer 1

Steps are basically like natrually shaped stairs in the ground.

Answer 2

like the great plains in the mid USA

Answer 3

The steppes are a region of Russia where the land is actually a series of steps,much like a shallow staircase (hence the name).