Grasslands

• Grasslands are generally flat, having either few trees

  and shrubs or very open woodland. They generally have quite high biodiversity.
• Grasslands receive around 500 to 900 millimeters of rain per year.
• The average temperature of grassland biomes is -20˚C - 30˚C
• The soil of the temperate grasslands is deep and dark, with fertile upper layers.
• Grasslands are generally open and fairly flat, and they exist on every continent except Antarctica. Temperate grasslands occur in the middle latitudes (25-55˚) of the northern and southern hemispheres.
• Grassland Climographs have less rain in winter and more rain in summer (two distinct seasons). Temperatures are higher in the summer.

  
• Grasslands occur in a variety of altitudes, from sea level to high altitudes.