Temperate Grassland
"TEMPERATE GRASSLAND"
Temperate grasslands are defined as places where grasses predominate over trees and shrubs.
The name for this biome, temperate grasslands, is a great description for what it is like there. The most important plants in this biome are grasses.
Two major kinds of grasslands in the world:
• Savannas
• Temperate grasslands.
Savannas are defined as places where individual shrubs and trees are scattered among the grasses.
Temperate grasslands: trees and shrubs are completely absent or rare. Prairies have long grasses, and steppes have short grasses, but both are temperate grasslands. The three most prominent features of temperate grasslands are their climate, soil and flora and fauna.
Prairies: An extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America.
LOCATION:
There are six large areas of temperate grassland:
The Pampas in South America,
The Veld in Africa,
the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia,
The Canterbury Plains in New Zealand
The Prairies in North America
and The Steppes in Central Asia.
Explanation:
Temperate grassland biomes can be found in many locations. Often, they are known by different names in the areas where they exist. In South Africa they are known as the veldts. In Argentina and Uruguay they are called the pampas. In Russia they are referred to as the steppes, and in the United States we call them the plains and prairies.
While there were once vast expanses of temperate grasslands in the United States, their size has been reduced greatly. Very few natural prairies remain because the majority have been turned into farms or been converted to grazing land. This is because they are flat, treeless, and have very rich soil.
CLIMATE/ TEMPERATURE
Temperate grasslands have a temperate continental climate, which is cooler than savannas.
Temperate grasslands have warm, humid summers with an average
Temperate grasslands are defined as places where grasses predominate over trees and shrubs.
The name for this biome, temperate grasslands, is a great description for what it is like there. The most important plants in this biome are grasses.
Two major kinds of grasslands in the world:
• Savannas
• Temperate grasslands.
Savannas are defined as places where individual shrubs and trees are scattered among the grasses.
Temperate grasslands: trees and shrubs are completely absent or rare. Prairies have long grasses, and steppes have short grasses, but both are temperate grasslands. The three most prominent features of temperate grasslands are their climate, soil and flora and fauna.
Prairies: An extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America.
LOCATION:
There are six large areas of temperate grassland:
The Pampas in South America,
The Veld in Africa,
the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia,
The Canterbury Plains in New Zealand
The Prairies in North America
and The Steppes in Central Asia.
Explanation:
Temperate grassland biomes can be found in many locations. Often, they are known by different names in the areas where they exist. In South Africa they are known as the veldts. In Argentina and Uruguay they are called the pampas. In Russia they are referred to as the steppes, and in the United States we call them the plains and prairies.
While there were once vast expanses of temperate grasslands in the United States, their size has been reduced greatly. Very few natural prairies remain because the majority have been turned into farms or been converted to grazing land. This is because they are flat, treeless, and have very rich soil.
CLIMATE/ TEMPERATURE
Temperate grasslands have a temperate continental climate, which is cooler than savannas.
Temperate grasslands have warm, humid summers with an average