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Temperate Grasslands in the world

4. Pampas in South America

5. Prairies in North America

Let us study about Prairies in North America.

Location and Extent

The Prairies are treeless grasslands in North America. ‘Prairie’ is a
French word, which means ‘meadow’ or ‘grasslands’. These grasslands are

away from the sea and they lie almost in the middle of North America.
The Prairies are situated wholly in the Northern Hemisphere. They are

surrounded by the Rocky mountains in the west and the Great Lakes in
the east. They stretch from Canada in the North, up to Mexico in the

south. Thus they are almost midway between the equator and the North
Pole.

Physical Features and Climatic Conditions

The entire Prairie region is an endless plain area with no obstruction in

sight. The average climatic conditions are hot in the summer season and

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