Grasslands 

 

8. Go to: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/prairie.htm

a. What is the origin of the name prairie?

b. What are the characteristics of a prairie?

c. Go to: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grassland-profile.html  What are some of the names used as an alternative to grasslands?

d. Describe the two different kinds of grasslands - tropical and temperate.  Why are they both considered grasslands?

e. Describe the plants (flora) and animals (fauna) found in this biome.

f. Go to: http://www.earth-touch.com/search.php?query=Grassland/savannah&type=0&time=0&detail=0 and select one of the film clips for viewing.  Write which one you selected and, using one or two sentences, explain what you viewed.

g.  Go to:   http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grassland-threats.html What is threatening this biome?

h. Locate areas of grassland on your map and color them in.

 
Photo: Prairie dog by burrow on grassland, South Dakota Photo: Rows of winter wheat, Colorado Photo: Old wire fence stretches across prairie Photo: Lush grassland surrounds the town of Hajdudorg
A black-tailed prairie dog perks up outside his burrow in South Dakota.  Rows of winter wheat wind their way to the Colorado horizon. 
An early winter snow dusts grasslands in Paradise Valley in Montana. 
Lush grasslands spread their seeds in the wind around the town of Hajdudorog in Hungary

Source:: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/grasslands-landscapes/coloradowinterwheat.html


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