2. Argentina - pampas
Australia - downs
Central North America -
plains and prairies
Hungary - puszta
New Zealand - downs
Russia - steppes
South Africa - veldts

3. Soil Type
• Grasslands have deep soils that are very
nutrient rich because of the large amount of
plant tissue ('biomass') that dies off and is
added to the soil through decomposition
every year
– This is why grassland is often converted into
farmland

4. Temperate grassland
• Soil contains a large proportion of clay
• More moisture

5. Savannah
• The soils are low in nutrients
• Mostly sand