Did you know that grasslands are

found on every continent except

Antarctica?
 North of the Tropic of Cancer is where most grasslands occur,
specifically at 23.5 degrees north in latitude, as well as south of the
Tropic of Capricorn, specifically at 23.5 degrees south in latitude.

(23° to 55°N and S)

 Savanna, Steppe, Prairie, or Pampas
They're all grasslands, the globe's most agriculturally
useful habitats.

TYPES OF GRASSLAND
1. SAVANNA
2. TEMPERATE GRASSLANG
TROPICAL GRASSLAND -
SAVANNAS
 TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS
PRAIRIES STEPPES PAMPAS DOWNS VELDTS
 Climate-
Rainfall can vary
across grasslands from season to
season and year to year, ranging
from 25.4 too 101.6 centimeters
(10 to 40 inches) annually.

Temperatures can go below

freezing
in temperate grasslands to
above 32.2 degrees Celsius.
 Challenges-
1. Climate Change Effect Grassland Vegetation
2. Human Activities Effect Grassland Habitats
 GRASSLAND CHALLENGES:

One of the main With continual

agricultural
environmental development and
concerns regarding progress, we have lost Threats to
temperate many of our natural natural grasslands, as
grasslands. Instead of well as the wildlife
grasslands is the that live on them, pressure from
conversion of native grasses, now human
include farming,
grasslands supply corn,
grassland to wheat, and other
overgrazing, invasive populations.
farmland. The rich species, illegal
grains, as well as hunting, and climate
soil is ideal for grazing areas for change.
farming and domestic ungulates,
such as sheep and
grazing. cattle.