Temperate Grasslands
TORI BAILEY, BROOKE NOVAK,
AND ADAM POWERS
Temperate Grassland Animals
Sheep, Elk, Gazelles, Antelopes, Black Wildebeests,
Argentine Gray Foxes, Cheetahs, Wolverines, and
Armadillos
Animal Facts:
• Elephant:
- Live around 60-70 years
- Hebivores
- Up to 11 feet tall
- Gestation period is about
22 months
• Elk:
- Adult is up to 700lbs
- Body varies from deep
copper brown to light tan
- Eat grasses and forbs
- Only male elk have antlers
Zoology Questions:
Name two animals that can be found in
the Temperate Grasslands.
What is the lifespan of a typical
elephant?
Zoology Answers:
Sheep, Elk, Gazelles, Antelopes, Black
Wildebeests, Argentine Gray Foxes, Cheetahs,
Wolverines, and Armadillos are all animals
found in a temperate grassland.
An elephant’s general lifespan is 60-70 years.
Weather of the
Temperate Grassland
-Rain
usually falls in the late spring/early
summer
-Average of 20-35 inches of rain per year
-Temperature is warm to hot seasons and cool
to cold seasons
-The weather depends greatly on how close to
the equator the area is.
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Soil is fertile and rich with nutrients
Droughts keep the trees from taking over
Fires preserve biodiversity.
Summer: temperature can rise above 100 degrees(F)
including rain and hail storms.
• Winter: temperature can get below -10 degrees(F) remaining
dry.
• Pamperos: strong, cold winds.
• Burah: winter blizzards.
Meteorology Questions:
What is the average rainfall per year?
How does a drought effect the temperate
grasslands?
Meteorology Answers:
20-35 inches is the estimated rainfall per year.
A drought keeps the trees from taking over.
Temperate Grasslands Plants
Ironweed
Common Teasel
Thistle
Big Bluestem, Indian Grass, Blazing Stars,
Butterflyweed, Coneflowers, Sunflowers
Plant Facts:
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Teasel
- remain green until fall
- grows as a basal rosette
-dies after flowering
-very prickly
Thistle
-spiny leaves
-sometimes used
medicinally
-flowering plant
-branded as a weed
Botany Questions:
Name two plants that can be found in the
Temperate Grasslands.
Which plant remains green until fall?
Botany Answers:
Ironweed, Common Teasel, Thistle, Big
Bluestem, Indian Grass, Blazing Stars,
Butterflyweed, Coneflowers, and Sunflowers
are plants the can be found in the grasslands.
The Common Teasel stays green until fall.
Geography
• The grasslands are one of the most extensive
biomes.
• In grasslands, grass dominates over trees and shrubs.
• They are generally flat, but on occasion may contain
mountains.
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• The grasslands include the temperate and
savanna.
• Grasslands are composed more of grass,
whereas the savanna is made more of trees
and shrubs.
Located in North and South America,
Africa, and some of Asia. Also in
Australia and New Zealand
Grassland Distribution
Geography Questions:
Fill in the blanks:
The two types of grasslands are
_____________ and ___________________.
Grasslands are formed by _______________
from ice sheets and water.
Geography Answers:
The two types of grasslands are the temperate
and the savanna.
Grasslands are formed by erosion from ice
sheets and water.
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