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Q: Is it true that tropical grasslands have poor soil there is no way for anybody to live there?
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What 3 factors determine what kinds of plants grow in a particular grasslands?

pruning, poor sunlight and deficient soil conditons.


Compare temperate ocean and tropical oceans?

Tropical waters, while beautiful, have high light levels and are nutrient poor. The murkier temperate oceans are nutrient dense and have low light levels allowing for abundant plankton and algae formation.


Why there is little vegetation on the floor of the tropical rainforest?

The soil is poor as nutrients are quickly recycled and not retained. The soil is also poor because heavy rain washes minerals away. The forest floor is very dark, which limits plant growth.


What resources did Africa have?

Although many parts of Africa are very poor, the continent is full of natural resources. Oil, diamonds, cocoa beans and tropical fruits are just some of the many resources in Africa.


Do grasslands face ecological problems?

Global warming is only one: clean water, water conservation, prevention of water contamination, and fire prevention are key issues. Also farming is one. Even though the grasslands have rich soil if you farm on it and use machines or tractors to harvest and other things it would not be rich soil anymore. When the farmers use machines or tractors they will push down the rich soil and make it dry soil. And by doing that they will make the green grasslands into deserts. Humans have cultivated many crops on grassland soil. The soil is rich and almost anything in it can grow if it is both used and treated right. Poor agriculture practices can ruin soil and turn a grassland into a lifeless, barren land. If crops are not rotated properly, all nutrients in the soil are stripped and poor soil results. The soil then turns to dust and nothing can grow in it for many years. Cattle and livestock ranchers have also ruined grasslands. Many years ago, North America was covered with 250 million acres (101 million meters) of prairie grasslands. Today, because of over grazed land and over worked soil, only five percent of the original prairie remains. Over grazed grasslands in Australia and South America have caused native animals to compete for food.