Argentina - pampasAustralia - downsCentral North America - plains and prairiesHungary - pusztaNew Zealand - downsRussia - steppesSouth Africa - veldts

Soil Type

• Grasslands have deep soils that are very nutrient rich because of the large amount of plant tissue ('biomass') that dies off and is added to the soil through decomposition every year– This is why grassland is often converted into

farmland

Temperate grassland

• Soil contains a large proportion of clay• More moisture

Savannah

• The soils are low in nutrients• Mostly sand