The Grasslands

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vegetation, and most grasslands receive only about twenty to
thirty inches of rain each year, with most of it coming in the same season.
Some grasslands may even receive up to thirty to forty inches of rain a year!
For example, since the grasslands of the United States have hot summers and mild
winters, most of the rain comes from the summer thunderstorms. With this
limited amount of rain, only grasses and shrubs can grow. But some grassland
areas have enough rain to support some trees such as cottonwood.
With this kind of climate and vegetation, it is no wonder that they have
low human population densities. Because there are not that many people living
in this kind of environment, a person traveling from one part of the grassland
to another is very time consuming as well as difficult.
The wildlife in the grasslands is diversified and plentiful. Since the
grasslands are full of grasses and shrubs, countless animals inhabit the
grasslands to graze on the dense foliage. Some ...

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