Mark and label the location of prairie and write about the following
1. Climate of Prairie
2. Rain fall
3. Vegetation of Prairie
4. Mountain ranges
5. Main river
Answers
Answer:
1. The Prairies are located in the heart of a continent. Therefore, the climate is of continental type with extreme temperatures. The summers are warm, with temperatures of around 20oC and winters are very cold with temperatures of around -20. In winters, a thick blanket of snow covers this region.
2. Rainfall is the amount of precipitation, in the form of rain (water from clouds), that descends onto the surface of Earth, whether it is on land or water. It develops when air masses travel over warm water bodies or over wet land surfaces. ... The clouds eventually release this water vapour, which is dropped as rainfall.
3. The vegetation consists mainly of annual grasses, with several species of pea and hybrid flowering plants. Tallgrass prairie, mid grass prairie, or mixed-grass prairie, and shortgrass prairie, or shortgrass plains, are the three basic types of prairies recognized by many other authorities.
4. A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
5. Main rivers are usually larger rivers and streams, designated as such, and shown on the Main River Map. The Environment Agency carries out maintenance, improvement or construction work on main rivers to manage flood risk. Other rivers are called 'ordinary watercourses'.
