1. The Saul region is a dry belt of semi-open forest and savannas that are more characteristic of the province of Guayana Lowland .
2. The Saul region is a semi-open belt of dry forest and patches of savanna that are more characteristic of the Guayana Lowland province .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options are:
[1]. no;
[2]. yes;...I think the answer is
[1].