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TEMPE

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RASSLANDS

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Grasslands are areas covered in tall grass

• Grasslands are to dry for many trees to grow

• Grasslands can be found on every continent on the planet except Antartica

CLIMATE

• Grasslands are a dry climate, they get between 24 to 59 in of rain annually

• Their temperatures can range from -5 and 20 Degrees Celsius

ANIMAL LIFE

• Grasslands are home to a variety of animals• Grasslands are home to Bison, Elk, and Prairie Dogs• Grasslands have some predators, the most prominent in temperate

grasslands are wilds cats such as cougars• Grasslands are home to some scavengers, the most prominent one

is the turkey vulture

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