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Life in Temperate

Grasslands 21

q Life in prairies
q Life in velds

Introduction In this lesson, we shall study grasslands in North
America known as prairies and in South Africa
Natural vegetation differs from place to place due
known as velds.
to the different climatic conditions of the earth. A
Grassland is a place where the chief variety of
vegetation is grass. Grasslands are called by the LIFE IN PRAIRIES
different names such as prairies in North America, The grasslands in the continent of North America
pampas in South America, veld in South Africa, are known as prairies. The prairies are located in
steppes in Russia and downs in Australia. the countries of America and Canada between the
latitudes of 40°N and 55°N. They are located
Grasslands are found in the interior of continents
away from the coasts, in the middle latitudes where from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Great
Lakes and Ohio River in the east. As they are
the continental type of climate exists; that is, there
located in the interior of the continent, there is
is high difference in the summer and winter much difference in the day time and night time
temperature. We can find grasslands in all
temperature.
continents and they are known by different names
in different places.

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