◇ Bordering deserts, away from mediterranean regions and in the interiors of continents are Temperate grasslands.
◇ In the northern hemisphere, grasslands are far more extensive and continental.
◇ In Eurasia they are called the steppes.
◇ In North america, the grasslands are quite extensive and called Prairies.
◇ In Southern hemisphere due to narrowness of temperate portions of continents, grasslands are less continental.
◽CLIMATE.
◇ Temperature.
• Located in heart of continents means that they have little maritime influence.
• Summers are very warm - 66° in winnipeg for july.
• winters cold due to distance from sea.
• In southern hemisphere the climate is never severe.
• Annual temperature is great because of Continentality.
◇ Precipitation.
• In the continental position the annual rain of steppe climate can be expected to be light.
• Average rainfall may be taken as about 20 inches.
▪︎SOURCE - G.C.LEONG.๐
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