Question

Differenciate between the climatic condition on and the vegetation of the prairies and the velds

Answer 1

Since the prairies are located in the middle of the continent ,they are sheltered by the Rocky Mountains. At the same time,since they are not too close to the ocean, prairies have an extreme kind of climate with hot summers and cold winters.The summers are warm with temperatures drops to 20C whereas in winters,the temperature drops to -20C in some areas. The rainfall in prairies is moderate.While
The climate of the velds is mild and is greatly influnced by the Indian Ocean.It has mild winters from the month of May to September and hot summers from the month of November to March.July is the coldest month in this region.sunshine is abundant.Rains mostly occur in the summer when warm ocean currents move towards land.