GRASSLANDS

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 Grasslands

Grasslands are large areas covered with grass. There are

many kinds of grasslands around the world. They have
different kinds of weather. Different kinds of plants and
animals live in each one.

Grasslands may be flat or have small hills. Some

grasslands have a few trees. Grasslands have many
different types of grasses; some grasses are short and
some are very long. A blade of grass can be very thin or
very wide. The type of grass that grows depends on how
much it rains.

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There are grasslands on every continent except
Antarctica.

In Asia and southeastern Europe,

grasslands are called "steppes."

In South America, they are

called "pampas." In Africa,
grasslands are called "savannahs."

In North America, grasslands are

known as prairies.

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 PRAIRIES WORKSHEET

1. Most prairies are flat.

2. Only one kind of grass grows

on a prairie.

3. Which prairie has had a lot

of rain?

4. Prairie grasses have deep roots.

5. Wildflowers cannot grow

in a prairie.

6. Prairie grasses grow tallest

during the fall.

7. Prairie grasses turn red and

yellow in the summer.

8. Wildfires permanently
destroy prairies.

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Help save the prairie dog! A hungry coyote is chasing him. Lead the prairie dog
to his town so he can escape to a burrow.

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