Location The grasslands are located in every continent

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Location • The grasslands are located in every continent but Antarctica. This is where

Location • The grasslands are located in every continent but Antarctica. This is where the grasslands are located.

Climate Grasslands get between 25 and 75 centimeters of rain per year. Grasslands have

Climate Grasslands get between 25 and 75 centimeters of rain per year. Grasslands have dry winter months. There are 2 seasons; summer and winter. The temperature gets very hot in the summer and gets above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It gets to – 10 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter.

Plant Life • This is a picture of a milkweed flower. There are lots

Plant Life • This is a picture of a milkweed flower. There are lots of these in the grasslands. There is a bee on it.

Grassland Animals • • Africa - aardvark, African wild cat, African elephant, many antelopes,

Grassland Animals • • Africa - aardvark, African wild cat, African elephant, many antelopes, baboon, buffalo, Cape hunting dog, cheetah, giraffe, gnu, hartebeest, hippopotamus, hyena, impala, jackals, kudu, leopard, lion, meerkat, mongoose, oryx, ostrich, red-billed oxpecker, rhinoceros, vulture, wildebeest, zebra, and many other animals. Australia - dingo, emu, kangaroo, wallaby, wombat, and many other animals. Many non-native animals have been introduced, including the camel, donkey, goat, horse, rabbit, and sheep.

Grassland Animals 2 • • North America - American toad, badger, black-footed ferret, bison,

Grassland Animals 2 • • North America - American toad, badger, black-footed ferret, bison, black-tailed jack rabbit, bumble bee, burrowing owl, California condor, carrion beetle, common snipe, coyote, deer, dragonfly, eagles, eastern cottontail, elk, ferruginous hawk, fox snake, golden owl, gopher snake, grasshopper, gray wolf, ground squirrels, killdeer, lady beetle, larks, long-billled curlew, meadow vole, monarch butterfly, northern grasshopper mouse, prairie chicken, prairie dog, prairie rattlesnake, prairie skink, pronghorn antelope, red fox, red-tailed hawk, shrew, skunk, stink bug, tiger beetle, western meadowlark, western tiger swallowtail, white-tailed jack rabbit, and many other animals. South America - armadillo, opossum, fox, jaguar, llama, puma, rhea, tapir, many rodents, and many other animals. Eurasia - golden pheasant, leopard gecko, snow leopard, vole, and many other animals.

Location/ Activities in Russia • The Golden Ring The Winter Palace (which includes the

Location/ Activities in Russia • The Golden Ring The Winter Palace (which includes the Hermitageart museum) Yusupov Palace The Grand Catherine Palace These are all fun activities to do in Russia; a country that is in the grasslands. Here is a picture of the Winter Palace.