Temperate Grasslands

Location

• One location is Africa and South America.
• On flat lands,not close to water.  
• Only grass,no trees or shrubs.

Climate

• The grasslands are hot most of the time.
• In summer, it is 100 degrees.
• The Precipitation is 10 to 35 inches,most of it in late spring.
• In winter, it is -40

Animals and Plants

• The animals are Bison and Pronghorn.
• Rodents include pocket gophers and prairie dogs. 
• Carnivores include wolves,coyotes,swift foxes,badgers and black ferrets.
• Grasses are common in the grasslands.Trees and large shrubs are absent. 
• A few hundred flowers live in the grasslands.

Grasslands are important because they help store Carbon Dioxide.

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The England Aster is eaten by Grasshoppers.Rattle snake eats mouse.Coyote eats rattlesnake.

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