Dates 9 - 14 March 2010 Biomes Temperate Grasslands Agroecosystems
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Temperate Grasslands:Those found in North America are called Prairies and those in South America are known as Pampas. South Africa has Savanna and veldt while Eurasia has the Steppes. The Pampas of southern hemisphere has moist, tropical air with a lot of rain. The Steppes have cold and dry climate due to the Himalayas blocking warm moist air from the Indian Ocean causing little rain. Short grass often grows there and winters are cold and windy. The grasslands are of different types on every continent except Antarctica and they have a large latitude range i.e. from 55 degrees north to 30 degrees south.
The prairies are moist and humid. The type of grass that grows there is both tall and short. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold. The mean temperature in Jan is 20 degrees F, and 70 degrees F in July. The annual precipitation is 10-30 inches. The veldt in South Africa is just like Savanna except in the southern Hemisphere. It has hot, wet season and later cooler dry season which lasts for some months. The article also mentions some examples of plants and animals that can be found in Temperate Grasslands. The common plants are Coneflowers, Clover and Crazy weed while some animals are Coyotes and Canadian Geese. (Germany and Turkey)