Life in the Temperate Grasslands Test - 3

The Cattle farms in North America are called Ranches. Large cattle farms called ranches are looked after by sturdy men called cowboys.

The word Prairie originated from Latin word priata that means meadow.

Johannesburg is known for being the gold capital of the world. Gold and diamond mining are major occupations of people of this region.

A forest can be defined as the place where trees are the main type of vegetation, grassland can be defined as a region where grasses form the dominant type of plant life. Grasslands make up almost a quarter of the total land surface.

Kimberley is famous for its diamond mines. Mining of diamond and gold in South Africa led to the establishment of trade ties with Britain and gradually South Africa became a British Colony.

Chinook is a hot wind that blows in winter and therefore raises the temperature within a short time. This increase in temperature results in the melting of snow, making pasture land available for grazing of animals.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land. The climate is of continental type with extreme temperatures. The summers are warm with temperatures of around 20°C, while in winter -20°C has been recorded in Winnipeg, Canada. In winters a thick blanket of snow covers this region. Due to the absence of the north-south barrier, a local wind “Chinook” blows here.

The Drakensberg is the name given to the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment that encloses the central Southern African plateau.

As climate plays an important role in the formation of grasslands, it is generally used as a basis to divide the world’s grasslands into two broad categories: those that occur in the temperate region and those that occur in the tropical regions.

Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous (native) plant life. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna. Flora, fauna and other forms of life such as fungi are collectively referred to as biota.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land.

The Veld name was given by the Dutch settlers before South Africa was colonised by the British. The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the velds. Velds are rolling plateaus with varying heights ranging from 600 m to 1100 m. It is bounded by the Drakensburg Mountains on the east. To its west lies the Kalahari desert. On the northeastern part, “high velds” are located that attain a height of more than 1600 m, in some places.

In the USA, the area is drained by the tributaries of Mississippi and the Canadian prairies are drained by the tributaries of Saskatchewan Rivers.

The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the velds. Velds are rolling plateaus with varying heights ranging from 600 m to 1100 m. It is bound by the Drakensburg Mountains on the east. To its west lies the Kalahari desert. On the northeastern part, “high velds” are located that attain a height of more than 1600 m, in some places.

A forest can be defined as the place where trees are the main type of vegetation, grassland can be defined as a region where grasses form the dominant type of plant life. Grasslands make up almost a quarter of the total land surface. The types of plants that grow here greatly depend on the climate and soil.

The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.The stream is entirely within the United States.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land. For the most part, prairies are treeless but, near the low lying plains, flanking river valleys, woodlands can be found. Tall grass, upto two metres high, dominates, the landscape. It is actually a “sea of grass.” The prairies are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies.The grasslands of Prairies were the home of American Indians, more popularly known as ‘Blackfoot Indians’. The Prairies were home of other tribes also like the Apache, the Crow, the Cree and the Pawnee.

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is near the longitudinal centre of North America and is 110 kilometre from the U.S. border. It is also the place of the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg, the name comes from the Western Cree words for muddy water.

Bison is the American buffalo is the most important animal of this region. It nearly got extinct due to its indiscriminate hunting and is now a protected species.

The tributaries of rivers Orange and Limpopo drain the region of Velds. The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the velds.

The temperate grasslands of North America are called Prairies.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land. For the most part, prairies are treeless but, near the low lying plains, flanking river valleys, woodlands can be found. Tall grass, upto two metres high, dominates, the landscape. It is actually a “sea of grass.” The prairies are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East.

The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the velds. Velds are rolling plateaus with varying heights ranging from 600 m to 1100 m.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land. For the most part, prairies are treeless but, near the low lying plains, flanking river valleys, woodlands can be found. Tall grass, upto two metres high, dominates, the landscape. It is actually a “sea of grass.” The prairies are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East.

The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies. It is a region of flat, gently sloping or hilly land. For the most part, prairies are treeless but, near the low lying plains, flanking river valleys, woodlands can be found. Tall grass, upto two metres high, dominates, the landscape. It is actually a “sea of grass.” The prairies are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East.

World’s grasslands are divided on the basis of climate.

Fauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.

Johannesburg is known for being the gold capital of the world. Gold and diamond mining are major occupations of people of this region.

Red Indians are the Native Americans who were the actual habitant of the grassland of the Prairies.