Temperate grasslands are found on several continents including North America, Eurasia, South America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. They are characterized by large, flat lands with very rich soil that supports a variety of grasses and shrubs. During winter, the grasses die off leaving hummus. Temperate grasslands receive between 25-75 cm of annual precipitation and temperatures can range from over 100 degrees F in summer to below -40 degrees F in winter. Common animal species include bison, deer, elk, prairie dogs, rabbits, birds, snakes and foxes while common plant species are cottonwoods, oaks, willows, purple needle grass and sunflowers.

2. Where are temperate
grasslands?
Temperate grasslands are found in North
America, Eurasia, Southern South America,
Southern and Central Africa, Australia and New
Zealand.

3. Temperate Grassland
Geological Features
• Temperate grasslands are large, flat lands and homes
to a large community of organisms
• The soil is very rich, therefore many types of grasses
and shrubs grow
• During the winter, grasses will die resulting in a lot of
hummus, creating a continuous underground sod
• Herds of large grazing animals, such as bison, populate
grasslands at only certain times of the year
• Organisms in this biome include jack rabbits, deer, elk,
prairie dogs, insects, reptiles and many species of
birds

4. Precipitation
and Climate
• Average Annual Precipitation: 25 to
75 centimeters of rain
• Temperature Range: Up to 100
degrees Fahrenheit in the summer,
and in some grasslands, down to -40
degrees in the winter

5. Types of Animals
• Gazelles
• Zebras
• Prairie dogs
• Mice
• Hawks
• Snakes
• Blackbirds
• Foxes
• Puma

6. Prairie Dogs
• Burrowing rodents

7. Gazelles
• Small charming antelope

8. Hawks
• long tails and high visual acuity,

9. Types of Plants
• Cotton Woods
• Oaks
• Willows
• Purple Needle grass
• Blazing Stars
• Clovers
• Buffalo Grass
• Sunflowers

10. Cotton Woods
• a flowering shrub or tree

11. Willows
• Willows have bark that store water for a
long time.

12. Purple Needle Grass
• Native Grass used for low water
availability.

13. Adaptations of Animals
• Small Rodents adapted with thicker teeth
to get through the thick grass.
• Adapt to dry, windy conditions.
• Some animals have flat topped teeth,
which is for eating grass.
• Many Prairie animals have front legs and
paws that allow them to burrow.
• They need to adapt to nocturnal life.

14. Adaptations of Plants
• Many plants grow way underground,
where it can survive a fire.
• Many have roots 3.5 inches into the
ground, incase of a drought.
• Many have narrow leaves, which will
loose less water to evaporation
compared to the thicker leaves.
• They have brightly colored plants
which will attract pollinators like bees.

15. Human Impact on the BiomeHuman Impact on the Biome
•We are growing crops and raising cattle.
• Fires are started by humans damaging the
soil.
•Animals are hunted which interfere with the
food chain.
•Grassland has been converted to farmland
and very little natural prairie exists today.
•Pollutants are taken into the atmosphere
from fires and the equipment that
establishments use to kill animals and cut
down trees, to make money.

16. Protecting the BiomeProtecting the Biome
• The government can limit who can interfere with the
grasslands.
– Fishing permits
– Hunting permits
– Agriculture permits
• Create national parks to preserve the environment.
• Close off the area to anyone w/o permit or authority.
• Provide awareness programs to everyone, so they know
about people who are hurting the temperate grassland
and the organisms that live there.
• Preventing organizations from taking over the area and
hurting it.
• Don’t make any major changes to the Biome( kill most of
animals, plant crops, or any other unnatural substance)

17. The Commercial ValueThe Commercial Value
• Bison are hunted for their meat.
• Animals’ body parts are very valuable for replacements
for humans.
• Agriculture
– Cereal grains
• Oats
• Rye
• Wheat
– flowers
• Raising livestock for human consumption and for milk
and other dairy products.
• Grassland vegetation
• Cattle, sheep, goat

18. Ready For Some Questions?Ready For Some Questions?
• What is an adaptation? Give one example of an animal
in temperate grasslands.
• Where is a grassland biome located?
• What is a biome? How is a grassland a biome?
• What types of animals live there? Plants?
• How much precipitation does grasslands receive per
month? Climate?
• How much of earth’s surface is grassland?
• What's the importance of grasslands?
• Any Endangered Species in this biome? Decomposers
• What can we do to ensure survival of grasslands?
• What do humans use in grasslands to make money?

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