GRASSLAND

by: Emily

	Definition: All grasslands or plains have flat land, with short or tall grass, and only a few trees. There are two kinds of grasslands, prairies and steppes. A prairie has tall grass. A steppe sometimes referred to as a savanna has short grass. Grasslands are also know as tablelands because they’re flat like a table and grow food for the table.
		Climate: The climate of grasslands can be humid, arid, or semi-arid. It can get very hot or it can get very cold.
Where: South America, North America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Australia
		Plants: Soapweed, perennial grasses, wild flowers, cotton, weeds, bluestem grass, bee balm, hog peanuts, prairie turnips, coneflowers, milkweed and shrubs.
Animals: Bison/buffalo, pronghorn/antelope, prairie dog, zebras, elephants, giraffes, rhinos and black footed ferret
		People: Farmers, ranchers, and shepherds live on grasslands.
Endangered: Buffalo are endangered because people have built buildings, roads, highways, and trains on the prairies. Now the buffalo can’t run free without seeing a fence or barbed wire.
		Resources: It is used for raising cattle, sheep and horses, growing crops like wheat and corn, and housing developments.

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