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GRASSLAND

GRASSLAND . BY:DIYA. World map of grassland. Grassland. Grasslands are large areas with hills of grass and wildflowers. Sometimes grasslands are called prairies, savannahs, or steppes. . Climate. In the summer it is about 30c In the winter it can go to 0c

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GRASSLAND

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  1. GRASSLAND BY:DIYA

  2. World map of grassland

  3. Grassland • Grasslands are large areas with hills of grass and wildflowers. Sometimes grasslands are called prairies, savannahs, or steppes.

  4. Climate • In the summer it is about 30c • In the winter it can go to 0c • Average yearly rainfall is about 10 – 30 inches.

  5. Animals • Here are some of the animals that live in grassland areas. • prairie dogs • black rhinoceros • Cheetah- running • Elephants- roam in huge • Zebras

  6. A biotic factors • Rain fall • Sunlight • soil

  7. PRAIRIE DOGS There are five different species of prairie dogs: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. They grow between 30 – 40 centimeters in height . They are tiny creatures, so they can hide easily from predators. They have claws to dig their homes

  8. BLACK RIHNOCEROS • An adult rhinoceros grows 140 – 170 cm in height. • Usually rhinoceros weighs up to 800 to 1,400 kg . • Leafy plants, branches, shoots, thorny wood bushes, and fruit.

  9. CHEETAH • Cheetahs can run between 112 to 120 km/h. • They can accelerate from 0 to 103 km/h in about 3 seconds. • This is also one of their adaptations with this power they can protect themselves. • Cheetah feed on antoplope and buffalo

  10. ELEPHANT • A elephant weighs about 12,000 kg • The hard skin helps it prevent arrows and knifes. • leaves, bamboo, bark, roots, twigs, and small amounts of fruits, seeds, and flowers • Elephants protect themselves with their trunks.

  11. ZEBRAS Zebras eat dry grass. Zebras have special teeth to chew tough grass. Thin fur keeps them cool Their great stamina helps them outpace predators

  12. Plants • Here are some grass and wildflowers the grow in grassland. • Purple needlegrass • Sunflower • Wild oats • Indigos • Goldenrods

  13. RYEGRASS ryegrass can extend growing into the warm seasons . Ryegrass can get killed or damaged in cold winter seasons.

  14. SUNFLOWERS • Sunflowers come in all sorts of colors. • They need a lot of sun that is why they call it a sunflower, they need water, oxygen, rich soil. • thorns around stem and leaves for protection.

  15. WILD OATS • Wild oats are sometimes cut for hay, and young plants provide forage for grazing animals. • The oat that grows in the plant is edible by humans and other animals.

  16. Human activities • Humans destroy grassland by driving vehicles on them, which destroys the plants and killes animals. • Humans set fire to the ground which destroys plants and kills innocent animals .

  17. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

  18. Bibliography • Research 1. http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/ganimals.html 2. http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/landbiomes/ 3. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_climate_like_in_grassland 4. http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/gclimate.html 5. http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/grass.html 6. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/grassland-biome-animals-and-plants.html 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog 8. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_a_Black_rhino_eat 9. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Adaptations_of_prairie_dogs 10. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_rhinos_use_their_horns 11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah 12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant 13. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_zebras_adapt_to_their_environment 14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower 15. http://www.answers.com/topic/sunflower

  19. Bibliography • Images 1. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/Images/picgrassland.jpg\ 2. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/images/grassland_map_big2.jpg 3. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/457864386_7db630c8fc.jpg 4. http://tengritagh.blogspot.com/ 5. http://www.travel-china.net/imagesen/new/1/east-hulun-buir-grassland1.jpg 6. http://animaladventures.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/cheetahs1.jpg 7. http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/rockcandy/Image/elephant.jpg 8. http://www.naturfoto-cz.de/photos/sevcik/burchells-zebra--equus-burchellii-2.jpg 9. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/wildflowers/images/goldenrod2.jpg 10. http://www.stpaulrealestateblog.com/min/images/2008/08/10/false_indigo.jpg 11 .http://www.ohio-nature.com/image-files/wild-oats-lg.jpg 12. http://friendsofhobmoor.org.uk/files/flowers/Flowers%20-%20Marsh%20Foxtail.jpg 13. http://www.cnga.org/images/03_purple-needlegrass_03.jpg 14. http://kiwiseed.co.nz/img/non-ryegrass-pasture002_large.jpg 15. http://flowers-show.com/images/2009/09/Sunflowers-Screensaver_1.png

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