Grasslands:
Description: Grasslands are huge plains from mile to mile, filled with grass and other plants. Suggesting in the name, Grasslands most popular plant is of course grass and Herbivorous are the most common animals that live in them. Grasslands have some of the richest soils in the world.
Climate: The summers are hot and the winters are cold. In summer, Grasslands can reach 38 degrees. Yearly rainfall falls is about 55-95 cm per year. In winter grasslands are sometimes even covered in heavy snow.
Plants: Grass is the main plant that grows. There are many different kinds of grasses that can grow. These include purple needlegrass, wild oats, foxtail, ryegrass, and buffalo grass. Trees are usually large and found next to water. Wildflowers also grow in temperate grasslands and other popular flowers that you might find growing on grasslands are asters, blazing stars, goldenrods, sunflowers, clovers, and wild indigos.
Animals: Herbivorous are most common spices of animals that live in grasslands because of all the grass and plants they can eat. Horses and deers roam around the areas and help maintain the environment. Bison, antelope, birds, gophers, prairie dogs, coyotes, and insects are animals that roam around grasslands typically in South America.
Where in the world they exist: Places that contain grasslands include North America, Midwest, Southwest, Eurasia, Ukraine, Russia, South America, Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa
Description: Grasslands are huge plains from mile to mile, filled with grass and other plants. Suggesting in the name, Grasslands most popular plant is of course grass and Herbivorous are the most common animals that live in them. Grasslands have some of the richest soils in the world.
Climate: The summers are hot and the winters are cold. In summer, Grasslands can reach 38 degrees. Yearly rainfall falls is about 55-95 cm per year. In winter grasslands are sometimes even covered in heavy snow.
Plants: Grass is the main plant that grows. There are many different kinds of grasses that can grow. These include purple needlegrass, wild oats, foxtail, ryegrass, and buffalo grass. Trees are usually large and found next to water. Wildflowers also grow in temperate grasslands and other popular flowers that you might find growing on grasslands are asters, blazing stars, goldenrods, sunflowers, clovers, and wild indigos.
Animals: Herbivorous are most common spices of animals that live in grasslands because of all the grass and plants they can eat. Horses and deers roam around the areas and help maintain the environment. Bison, antelope, birds, gophers, prairie dogs, coyotes, and insects are animals that roam around grasslands typically in South America.
Where in the world they exist: Places that contain grasslands include North America, Midwest, Southwest, Eurasia, Ukraine, Russia, South America, Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa