A. Picture-based questions
1. Where can you see these?
Answer:
These silos are commonly seen on farms in the temperate grasslands, especially in the prairies of North America.
2. What is their use?
Answer:
These are silos, and they are used for storing food grains like wheat, corn, and barley after harvesting. They help protect grains from pests, moisture, and spoilage, and are an essential part of large-scale mechanized farming.
B. Fill in the Blanks
1.______ means grasslands.
Answer: Prairies
2.Prairies are located in the ______ of North America.
Answer: interiors
3.Prairies experience an ______ climate.
Answer: extreme
4.The ______ and ______ are the most important rivers of the Prairies.
Answer: Mississippi, Missouri
C. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False Statements
1.Farmers in the prairies practise extensive agriculture.
Answer: T
2.Most grasslands are in the Temperate Zones of the world.
Answer: T
3.Most of the grasslands have been converted into farmlands.
Answer: T
4.Petroleum is found in less quantities in prairies.
Answer: F
5.The soil of the prairies is infertile.
Answer: F
D. Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
1.Wheat is grown in huge quantities in central and ______ prairies.
a) northern
b) southern
Answer: a) northern
2. Prairies are known as the basket of the ______.
a) wheat
b) rice
Answer: a) wheat
3. The maximum rainfall in prairies is ______.
a) 60 cm
b) 70 cm
Answer: b) 70 cm
4. Most of the cowboys in the prairies speak ______.
a) English
b) German
Answer: a) English
5. Prairies contribute a lot to power in North America through ______.
a) wind
b) land
Answer: a) wind
E. Name the Following
1.Temperate grasslands found in Australia:
Answer: Downs
2.Temperate grasslands found in South Africa:
Answer: Veldts
3.Name any one animal of temperate grassland:
Answer: Bison (others include coyote, elk, fox, eagle-hawk)
4.Name major cities of prairies:
Answer: Chicago and Kansas City (also include Dallas, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Minneapolis)
F. Answer the Following Questions
1.What is a grassland? Describe its location.
Answer:
Grasslands are large flat stretches of land covered mostly by grasses, with few trees and bushes. They receive moderate rainfall—not enough to grow forests. These are usually found in temperate zones, covering over one-fifth of the Earth’s land surface. In the Northern Hemisphere, they are inland and away from the sea; in the Southern Hemisphere, they are near coasts.
2. What are the major cities in the prairie?
Answer:
The major cities in the prairie region include Chicago, Dallas, Texas, Kansas City, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Minneapolis.
3. List the different grasslands found in different zones and mention their location.
Answer:
•Prairies – United States (Midwest, North America)
•Pampas – South America
•Steppes – Central Eurasia
•Savannas – Africa
•Veldts – South Africa
•Downs – Australia
4. Describe the plant life found in this temperate zone.
Answer:
The plant life includes a variety of grasses like needlegrass, wiregrass, bunchgrass, sagebrush, and little bluestem. Grasses in the prairies can grow up to 8 feet tall and have deep roots (e.g., big bluestem has 7-feet long roots). The region supports agriculture due to fertile soil, especially wheat in the west and corn in the east.