GRASSLANDS LOCATION
it is said that grassland is between a forest and a desert when it comes to rainfall. They do not receive enough rainfall to grow trees like a forest but they contain lots of grass so they receive more rain than a desert. Grassland biomes surround every desert in Asia and actually There is a grassland biome on each continent except Antarctica. you can also see where is the grass land is located on the map on the left side.
GRASSLANDS CLIMATE
There are many types of grasslands around the world. Some of the grasslands are tropical and some are dry grasslands. the midwestern United States are both tall-grass and short-grass. West of the Mississippi River the temperature is moist and humid. which lets grass to grow up to 10 feet. summers are warm and humid and winters are very cold but not to extreme . Tropical and temperate are the two kinds of grasslands. Tropical grasslands experience warm weather all year long while temperate grasslands are warm part of the year and very cold during the other part.
GRASSLANDS PLANTS
The dominant plant types in grassland are grasses. North American grasslands have milkweed, goldenrod, wild lupine, showy spurge, ironweed and smooth aster. also the tress do not grow everywhere but in some areas, the grass land plants have a really interesting way of adapting to the grass lands conditions.
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GRASSLANDS ANIMALS
Among the carnivores, African lions, cheetahs, hyenas, African wild dogs, and jackals dominate.
there are many kind of animal some carnivores and herbivore . mostly these animals that live in the grassland use the tall grass and the trees help many animals to camouflage from there predator or the protect there cubs, but such as lions camouflage in the tall grass to hunt .
there are many kind of animal some carnivores and herbivore . mostly these animals that live in the grassland use the tall grass and the trees help many animals to camouflage from there predator or the protect there cubs, but such as lions camouflage in the tall grass to hunt .