Grasslands

This is a Grassland with Bison Grazing On It

  Grasslands can be found in every continent except for Antarctica.  There is not enough rainfall to have trees and does not fall below 10-25 cm. of rain per year. There are many different names for grasslands.  They are called steppe in Europe and Asia, Prairie in North America, Veldt in Africa, and Pampas in South America.  There might have been grasslands covering half of the world at one time. Grassland also have such a slow decomposition rate that the soil in grasslands are the most fertile in the world. Lots of them are used for agriculture and are called the breadbaskets of the world. Many different animals live in grasslands in different parts of the world.  They include rattle snakes, bison, antelope, coyotes and many more!