What Are Grasslands?

What Are Grasslands? book cover — LET'S FIND OUT BIOMES WHAT ARE GRASSLANDS LAURA LORIA Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

What Are Grasslands? — page 1 — Fields oF Green When you look around the area you live in what do you see that makes it different from other places on Earth This map shows Earth’s major biomes 4

What Are Grasslands? — page 2 — Vocabulary You might notice that you live in an area with lots of hills or maybe your town is very flat It might be hot and dry most of the time or the area might get lots of rain There might be certain animals that live in your area that aren’t found other places Your hometown has natural features that are unique and it is part of a larger area called a biome A biome is a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things One of the major biomes on Earth is the grasslands Grasslands are places that get enough rain for grasses to grow but not enough to support forests Oglala National Grassland seen here is in northwestern Nebraska 5 Things that are unique are special or one of-a-kind They have qualities that set them apart from others

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