AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Grasslands are generally open and continuous, fairly flat areas of grass. They are often located between temperate forests at high latitudes and deserts at subtropical latitudes.

Detailed explanation-2: -savanna, also spelled savannah, vegetation type that grows under hot, seasonally dry climatic conditions and is characterized by an open tree canopy (i.e., scattered trees) above a continuous tall grass understory (the vegetation layer between the forest canopy and the ground).

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Prairies and savannas often occur alongside each other, one merging gradually with the next. The ground cover of both prairies and savannas is dominated by native warm-season grasses, such as big and little bluestem, Indian grass, and sideoats grama. Warm-season grasses are beautifully adapted to Missouri’s climate.