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Prairie - Wikipedia Lands typically referred to as "prairie" (a French loan word) tend to be in North America The term encompasses the lower and mid-latitude of the area referred to as the Interior Plains of Canada, the United States, and Mexico It includes all of the Great Plains as well as the wetter, hillier land to the east
Prairies and Grasslands - U. S. National Park Service The prairie is divided into the eastern tall grass prairie, the central mixed grass prairie, and the western short grass prairie Tall grass prairies receive 30 or more inches of rain per year, while short grass prairies receive about 12 inches of rain
American Prairie | Grassland Groupies The American Prairie is a huge part of grasslands in North America Learn about the historic and modern day prairie here
Prairie - National Geographic Society Prairies are enormous stretches of flat grassland with moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and few trees When people talk about the prairie, they are usually referring to the golden, wheat-covered land in the middle of North America Prairies are flat, fertile lands dominated by grasses
Prairies - North American Nature The prairie is a vast and diverse ecosystem that spans across North America, encompassing a wide range of landscapes, from grasslands to wetlands It is home to a rich variety of wildlife, including numerous species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects
What Is Prairie? - Missouri Prairie Foundation Prairie is an original American landscape, and, along with other temperate grasslands of the world, is one of the planet’s most imperiled major ecosystems—prairies are irreplaceable genetic reservoirs that must be conserved for future generations Prairie plant roots, some growing as deep as 15 feet, store carbon and build rich soil
Grasslands and You-Introducing the Prairies - Audubon Great Plains What is a prairie? Prairie comes from the French word for “meadow” and is how we refer to North America’s largest grassland biome Other temperate grasslands in the world include the Eurasian steppes and Argentine pampas These biomes are characterized by their dominant vegetation, low growing (<1m) grasses and forbs
Prairie Quick Facts | Students - CampSilos Prairies are one of the most recently developed ecosystems in North America Prairies formed about 8,000 years ago About one percent of the North American prairies still exists Iowa had the largest percentage of its area covered by tallgrass prairie - 30 million acres In Iowa, 99 9 percent of the historic natural landscape is gone