Grasslands Presentation by Mitchell Chancey Monica Gains Wade Martin Patience Dowden Matt Davis Pd.8 January, 2011

Grasslands PresentationbyMitchell Chancey, Monica Gans, Wade Martin, Patience Dowden, and Matt DavisPd.8 January 2011

locationIt is located in north and south America.It is located in Texas and Kansas .

Animals:Grassland Animals/adaptationAnimals AdaptationsBees stingerCoyote large earsBobcat claws and teeth are razor sharp Prairie Dogs small enough to fit in small holesBadger strong teeth for breaking their food

Plants:Grassland Plants/AdaptationsYellow eyed grass insect pollinatedMilkweed contains poisonous chemicalsJoe-Pyeweed bright colors to attract insectsTeasel supplies seeds for birdsIronweed small seeds for good travel

Tourist AttractionsThere are two grassland national parks called Samburu and Shamwari.You can hunt Elephant, Rino,Buffolo,Lion and Leopard.The Samburu national park is located in Kenya and the Shamwari national park is located in Eastern Africa.

This is a in the grasslands of the picture of to long horns standing e Shamwari.

Agricultural/ Land UsesThe Savanna's soil is very Porous with a lot of drainage of water.The proportion of the soil is created by animals matter.Some times the amount of rain causes different grasses to grow.Prairie rich soils support tall grassesDeciduous trees and shrubs scattered across the landscape.

Rhino in the tall grass in the grasslands

Environmental ConcernsEnvironmental concerns are seasonal fires.Most animals are killed by fires.The animals that were killed could be birds, grasshoppers, stick insects, beetles, mice, and lizards Violent thunderstorms also occur and start in October

Forest fire destroying a forest

Climate

Climate is important in the savanna and prairie season.In them seasons it gets up to 97 degrees.It only rains sometimes and when it does it gets even hotter. Prairies seasons rains more than the savanna season.This is the savanna

Precipitation

It occurs in the late spring and early summer.A savanna receives as much as 120 cm. of rain each year. prairie receives more rain than the desert it does not receive enough rain for trees to grow.Scattered shrubs and small trees grow on savanna along with grass.Ecologists classify prairies which are generally found in the middle latitudes as grasslands.Prairies are sometimes known as savanna.Savannas can receive 15.24cm to 25.4cm per year.This is a shrub