Grassland

Prairie

Grassland is a biome, an area of land which is mostly grasses, Also, there may be some trees and rivers. The herbivore animals are adapted to a diet mainly of grass.

Several parts of the world have grasslands: Asia, Africa, North America,[1] South America, and near the coasts of Australia.[2] The largest grasslands are in East Africa. Grasslands with a few scattered trees are called savannas. Others are called prairies or steppes.

  1. Chapman, Kim Alan, Adelheide Fischer, and Mary Ziegenhagen. 1998. Valley of Grass: tallgrass prairie and parkland of the Red River region. St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press. ISBN 978-0878391271
  2. Dinorah Pous (2010). Blue Planet. North America: McGrawHill. pp. 114 to 115.

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