A VERY WARM GOOD MORNNG TO

ONE AND ALL.MY NAME IS RACHIN

GUPTA.TODAY I AM TO TELL
ABOUT TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS.
 WHAT IS TEMPERATE
GRASSLANDS?
• IT IS A VEGETATION BELT DOMINATED BY VERY
SMALL GRASSES WHICH OCURR BETWEEN 40
DEGREE TO 50 DEGREE LATITUDES IN NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
 Where are they found in India?
• They are found in the high mountains fields of
the himalayas.
 What is the precipitation and climate
found in temperate grasslands?
Temperate grasslands have semiarid climate
and normally recue between 15 and 30 inches
of precipitation per year.
 Features of grasslands?
• The grass is very small but rich in nutrients.
• These grasslands make excellent grazing
grounds for cattle.
• Cattle and sheep rearing is the main
occupation here ; the diary industry is
important.
• Extensive cultivation is practiced in some
regions where the farmers grow wheat and
corn.
 Animal life of grasslands?
• Many kinds of animals are found in temperate
grasslands . But main animals are buffaloes,
bison, antelopes , zebra, hyenas, snakes and
rabbit. People living here keep these animals
with them.
 What are grasslands are known as in
Eurasia, in the foothills of Rockies, in
Argentina , in Uruguay, in South Africa
and in Australia ?
• Temperate grasslands are known as steppes in
Eurasia , prairies in the foothills of the Rockies,
pampas in Argentina and Uruguay veldts in South
Africa and downs in Australia.
What are the main trees of grasslands?
The main trees of grasslands are redwood ,
oak, ash, maple, poplars and tulip tree.
 What is the meaning of grasslands in
French term ?
• Grasslands are the division of larger biome
grouping of grasslands that include tropical
savaning .