EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Prairie is a grassland without trees and considered to be a type of temperate grassland. They have moderate temperature and rainfall thus very few or no trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prairies are defined as extensive areas of flat or rolling grasslands. In Minnesota these grasslands range from sparsely vegetated sand dunes to vast fields of big bluestem up to 8 feet tall, from wet meadows to shortgrass prairies high on the bluffs of the Minnesota River.

Detailed explanation-3: -Savannas are open grassy landscapes with few trees scattered throughout the land. Grasslands are also dominated by grass; however, the climate does not support woody trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prairies are enormous stretches of flat grassland with moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and few trees.

Detailed explanation-5: -Native Grasslands The difference between the two is based on the percent of land covered by trees. Prairies have virtually no tree cover (less than 10 percent), and savannas have less than 30 percent tree cover.