extensive grasslands
1temperate grasslands — extensive natural grasslands in the continental interiors of temperate regions …
2Montane grasslands and shrublands — is a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high altitude (montane, subalpine, and alpine) grasslands and shrublands around the world. Montane grasslands and shrublands located above the tree line are commonly known as… …
3Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands — is a biome whose predominant vegetation consists of grasses and/or shrubs. The climate is temperate and semi arid to semi humid.*temperature: warm to hot season (often with a cold to freezing season in winter) *soil: fertile with rich nutrients… …
4Australian Alps montane grasslands — The Australian Alps montane grasslands is a montane grassland ecoregion of Australia, restricted to the montane regions of south eastern Australia above 1300 metres (the upper altitudinal limit of Eucalyptus pauciflora ). This region occupies… …
5Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
6Western Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two parallel belts of land: the western portion of the Sudan, a geographic area that stretches across… …
7Queensland — /kweenz land , leuhnd/, n. a state in NE Australia. 2,295,123; 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Cap.: Brisbane. * * * State (pop., 2001: 3,635,121), northeastern Australia. Bounded on the north by the Pacific Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef,… …
8Geography of Somalia — Africa s easternmost country. Somalia has a land area of 637,540 square kilometers. Somalia occupies the tip of a region commonly referred to as the Horn of Africa (because of its resemblance on the map to a rhinoceros horn) that also includes… …
9Semi-arid Pampas — Concarán, San Luis Province, rail depot. The Semi arid Pampas, also known as the Dry Pampas, is a temperate grassland ecoregion of central Argentina. Contents 1 Setting …
10Geography of the United States — The United States is a nation in the Western Hemisphere. It consists of forty eight contiguous states on the North American continent; Alaska, an enormous peninsula which forms the northwestern most part of North America, and Hawaii, an… …
