Grasslands encompass the savannas of Africa, the grasslands of Australia, the cerrado and campo of South America, the prairies of North America, and the steppes of Central Asia. Highly dynamic ...

Different parts of the world refer to their grasslands by different names – for instance ‘savannah’ in Africa, ‘cerrado’ in South America, ‘prairie’ in North America, ‘steppe’ in central Asia, ‘meadow ...

Other types of grassland grasses include a much taller type called big bluestem, which grows with very deep roots in the wetter parts of North America ... native to the South American grasslands ...