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It is wrong to blame the farmer for setting fire to grasslands during drought or the dry season. Most causes of fires occur from lightning, a careless person throwing a still-lit cigarrette into the grass at the side of a road, or leaving a campfire still smoldering, sparks from train tracks, etc. Many farmers and ranchers would rather not set fires to grasslands because of the high risk that that fire will burn out of control and destroy their neighbors' property.
A controlled burn is only done during the more moister parts of the season (and the days that are not windy) to avoid any fires that may run out of control. It is done to rangeland areas as way to get rid of all that accumulated dead grass that is preventing new shoots to come up through, and also to destroy any over-zealous trees or shrubs from further encroaching onto natural grassland habitat. Typically, natural grass fires occur once every 2 to 5 years in a grassland. The grass that is burned allows for more nutrient absorption by the new grasses and also allows the sun to penetrate the ground so that these new grasses can grow more vigorously. Fires to forests destroy trees that often perish and do not grow back when a fire occurs. This allows grass to penetrate and take over these areas.
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What two types of grasslands are there?
There are two main types of grasslands: tropical grasslands, also known as savannas, and temperate grasslands, also known as prairies or steppes. Tropical grasslands are found in regions with warm climates and a wet and dry season, while temperate grasslands are found in areas with colder climates and a distinct winter season.
What is the soil conditions for grasslands?
There are two different grasslands, the tropical grasslands, or Savannah, and the temperate grasslands or the prairies/steppe. Tropical grasslands are generally very hot, with a definite wet and dry season, whereas temperate grasslands are generally cooler, with more of a constant dry season.
What is the precipitation in the grasslands of Africa?
Grasslands have small amount of rain but not to small to make it a desert so the grass lands in Africa is hot, and dry (not to dry though).
Do deers live in a dry grasslands?
YES
What region is covered in grasslands?
Great Plains, it is covered in DRY grasslands and has land that increases towards the Rockies.
2 kinds of seasons in grasslands?
the wet and dry season.
What two types of grasslands are there?
There are two main types of grasslands: tropical grasslands, also known as savannas, and temperate grasslands, also known as prairies or steppes. Tropical grasslands are found in regions with warm climates and a wet and dry season, while temperate grasslands are found in areas with colder climates and a distinct winter season.
What is the soil conditions for grasslands?
There are two different grasslands, the tropical grasslands, or Savannah, and the temperate grasslands or the prairies/steppe. Tropical grasslands are generally very hot, with a definite wet and dry season, whereas temperate grasslands are generally cooler, with more of a constant dry season.
How do farmers in the California Valley get water in the dry season?
Farmers get their water by the irrigation. (called the Central Valley Project)
What are advantages of monsoon?
The monsoons water crops for farmers. And they end the dry season for Indians.
What is the name of the dry grasslands of the interior of Australia?
There are very few true grasslands remaining in Australia, and none in the dry interior, as grasslands require moisture. Any grasslands are still within several hundred kilometres of the coast, not in the dry interior, and there is no specific name for these.
Why are dry wooded areas at high risk of fire in the hot season?
dry wood is easily caught on fire. When wood is wet it cant catch fire. That's why when you make a camp fire you want dry wood. It lights easier and burns better.
What is the precipitation in the grasslands of Africa?
Grasslands have small amount of rain but not to small to make it a desert so the grass lands in Africa is hot, and dry (not to dry though).
Do deers live in a dry grasslands?
YES
What region is covered in grasslands?
Great Plains, it is covered in DRY grasslands and has land that increases towards the Rockies.
Where are dry grasslands west of the Mississippi river?
colorado
Where is the geographic location of the grasslands?
africa,dry areas
