Did You Know?

• Grasslands develop wherever rainfall is not high enough to produce a forest nor light enough to form a desert.
• Grasslands can develop because grazing by wild animals prevents tree seedlings from growing.
• In this region, summers are hot, winters are cold, and rainfall is low throughout the year.
• Grasslands are called different names in different parts of the world; "prairies" in North America, "steppes" in Asia.
• In this region plant growth is dominated by grasses and grass-like plants and can support a high density of grazing animals.
• Grasslands also have herbaceous flowering plants and a variety of scattered trees and bushes.
• Animals home to the grasslands are grazing herbivores and swift-footed predators that eat them.