1. Sam Arnold Maddie Sutton-Smith Temperate Grasslands

2. Steppes – Eurasia Prairies – North America Pampas – South America Geographic location

3. Precipitation average of 20-35 in. • Temperature from -40 F to 100F • Prairie: Temp from 20-70, 10-30 inches • Steppes: 10-20 inches • Pampas: 64 Degrees • Cold winters, dry, hot summers, humidity Climate

4. Dark and Deep • Fertile upper layers • High in calcium carbonate-good for fertility • Chernozem-phosphorus and ammonia, really fertile. • Loess-windblown silt, sometimes derived from glacial deposits(MS river) soil

5. Human agricultural use • Low precipitation levels • Fires • Absence of tree cover Limiting Factors

6. Extra body fat and fur Extreme speed Extensive mucous membranes Broad, flat-topped teeth Color Animal Life – Adaptations

7. Corsac Fox Northern Lynx

8. Saiga Antelope Prairie dog

9. American Bald Eagle badger

10. Greater Rhea geoffroy’s cat

11. Fine roots extending deep into soil Rhizomes – thick, turf-like networks Underground storage organs Lower growing points Small and flexible Plant Life – Adaptations

12. Milk Vetch sweet vernal

13. Rhubarb tumbleweed

14. Purple Coneflower stinging nettle

15. Indian Grass pampas grass

16. Fragmentation-loss of biodiversity • Dust Storms • Wasteland Buildup Environmental concerns

17. Poorly planned agriculture • Over-plowing and wind • Overgrazing and irrigated salt build-up Human pressuRES

18. National Parks • Preserves Conservation