1. Temperate Grasslands By Devin Mancini

2. Locations North America – Great Plains from southern Canada to Gulf of Mexico Rocky mountains to the Deciduous forests Palouse prairies of Idaho and Washington Central Valley and surrounding foothills of CA Eurasia- Eastern Europe to eastern China Southern Hemisphere- Argentina Uraguay Southern Brazil New Zealand

3. Annuel precipitation is between 300 and 1,000 mm Cold Winters Hot summers Not as dry as the desert, but can experience draugh t for several years

5. Many large herbivores live in temperate grasslands. Bison, gazelles, zebras, rhinoceroses, and wild horses

6. Carnivores like lions and wolves are also found in temperate grasslands

7. Threats Cultivation, mining, and draughts Prairie soils have lost 35% to 40% of their organic matter in just35 to 40 years.