AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Temperate grasslands are located in the Northern Hemisphere. They are also called prairies or steppes. Temperate grasslands have a distinct season pattern of growing and dormancy. Temperate grasslands can have a wide range of temperatures that occur during the year as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grasslands go by many names. In the United States Midwest, they’re often called prairies. In South America, they’re known as pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while African grasslands are savannas. What they all have in common are grasses, their naturally dominant vegetation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geographic Range: Temperate grasslands and shrublands occur in the middle latitudes (25-55°) of the northern and southern hemispheres.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical grasslands (savannah) are located between the latitudes of 5° and 30° north and south of the Equator, within central parts of continents. Temperate grasslands lie in the centre of continents, between the latitudes of around 40° – 60° north of the Equator .

Detailed explanation-5: -When people talk about the prairie, they are usually referring to the golden, wheat-covered land in the middle of North America. The Great Plains, in the United States and Canada, has some of the world’s most valuable prairies, which grow some of the world’s most important crops.