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D. Answer these questions.

1. What are the main features of the climate in the temperate grassland?

2. Describe the location and extent of the Prairies in North America.
3. Why are the Prairies called the ‘wheat basket of the world’?

4. What is the importance of cattle in the economy of the Prairie region?

Think and Answer • Critical thinking

E. Who do you think are responsible behind the change in prairies from grasslands to
farmlands? What was the effect of this change?

Let Us Do • AIL

F. Project

The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storm
that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US and Canadian Prairies
during the 1930s. Collect information about the incident.

Value Corner • Environmental literacy

G. How can man live in harmony with nature?

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