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Temperate Grasslands. Tyler Martinez and Holly Delarosa. Location. 4 types of Grasslands Prairies in North America Steppes in between Ukraine and Russia Pampas in Argentina and Uruguay Veldts in South Africa. Climate and Rainfall. Temperatures vary greatly between Summer and Winter
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Temperate Grasslands Tyler Martinez and Holly Delarosa
Location • 4 types of Grasslands • Prairies in North America • Steppes in between Ukraine and Russia • Pampas in Argentina and Uruguay • Veldts in South Africa
Climate and Rainfall • Temperatures vary greatly between Summer and Winter • The temperature can sometimes reach 100 degrees • Rain usually occurs in the late spring and early summer • Yearly average of precipitation is 20-35 inches (55-95 cm), mostly snow
Plants • Trees and large shrubs are rarely found • Many species of grass • Purple needlegrass, wild oats, foxtail, ryegrass, and buffalo grass • Wild flowers grow well • Asters, blazing stars, goldenrods, sunflowers, clovers, and wild indigo
Animals • Lack of shelter from predators • Abundance of grass for food • Dominant animal is the Ungulate • mammal with hoofs, like horses and deer • Little diversity of animals • Bison, antelope, birds, gophers, prairie dogs, coyotes, and insects • Most animals have adapted to treeless prairie by digging burrows