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Grasslands are large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs. Latitude, soil and local climates are the factors that determine what kinds of plants grow in that particular grassland. A grassland is the region where the average annual precipitation is only enough to support grass, and sometimes trees.

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Grasslands are located north of tropic of Cancer and south of tropic of Capricorn.
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Eurasia - between Ukraine and Russia
South america - in Argentina and Uruguay
South Africa

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The Jakalberry tree in Africa has very deep roots for water as well as termite resistant bark. the tree is very adapted to hot weather

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Buffalo- A large mammal that has adapted to the grasslands by having a stomach that digests grass easily, teeth that are able to chew grass easily, and a thick coat to protect from seasonal cold.

Zebra- A mammal that has pointed ears to help it stay alert while also being kin to a horse, this allows it to run away from most predators while also throwing them off with its striped pattern.

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“GRASSLAND.” KDE Santa Barbara, 2004, kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/grassland.html.

“Grassland: Mission: Biomes.” NASA, NASA, earthobservatory.nasa.gov/experiments/biome/biograssland.php.

“Grasslands.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, www.worldwildlife.org/habitats/grasslands.

Nunez, Christina. “Grasslands Information and Facts.” Grasslands-Facts and Information, 15 Mar. 2019, www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grasslands/.

“The Grassland Biome.” The Grassland Biome, ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/grassland.html.

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Annual temperatures ranges from −5 and 20 °C however Summer temperatures can be well over 38° C , while winter temperatures can be as low as -40° C.

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Big Bluestem is a type of tall grass native to most of the United States,  The grass can grow up to 6 feet tall and have small leaves that maintain water during the dry months. The grass also has very deep roots to get acess to water and also keep the plant alive in praire.

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The soil of the temperate grasslands is deep and dark, with fertile upper layers

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Grasslands have a average of 35 inches of rainfall in a year

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Most Grasslands are host for many parasitic relationships, we chose to do the tick. Ticks latch on to larger animals and feed on the creatures blood like a mosquito that never flies away.

Another reltionhship is any grazing animal and birds, when the animals graze the disturb insects and make easy pickings for any birds around.

Finally there is the ox picker, these birds stand on large herbavoires and eat surrounding bugs and ticks on the animal which helps the herbivore and giving the bird by having a free meal