IV. Long Answer Type Questions
1. Explain the temperate grasslands of North America in detail.
2. What do you know about the people, minerals, topography, drainage, ete, of the Veld region?
3. Give reasons for the rise of wool industry in the Velds. MOTS
SOCIAL SCIENCE - GEOGRAPHY :: 7
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1. The temperate grasslands, or prairies, form a belt between forest and desert, mainly on the Great Plains but also on the mid-slopes of the intermontane basins, above the salty desert flats. ... In the westernmost parts of the plains, grasses are found only in bunches, with areas of generally bare ground and gravel between.
2.Prairies are practically treeless, but where water is available trees like willows, alders, and poplars grow. Places that receive an average rainfall of 50cm are suitable for agriculture and crops such as maize (the major crop), potatoes, soyabean, cotton, and alfa-alfa.
3.Give Reasons
Give ReasonsAnswer: Due to huge surplus of wheat production the prairies are known as the 'Granaries of the World'. Rise of wool industry in the Velds. Answer: Because sheep rearing is the most important occupation of the people and warm wool is obtained from a popular species of sheep found in this region.
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