Life in the Temperate Grasslands

Q1. Fill in the blanks.

                          i.        River Mississippi drains USA.

                         ii.        Drakensburg Mountains bound the Velds.

                        iii.        Merino is a species of sheep.

                        iv.        Kimberley is famous for its diamond mines.

                         v.        The Canadian prairies are drained by the tributaries of Saskatchewan Rivers.

                        vi.        The Veld name was given by the Dutch settlers before South Africa was colonized by the British.

Q2. True/False

                          i.        Climate plays an important role in the formation of grasslands. True

                         ii.        The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Velds. False

                        iii.        The velds have a mild climate due to the influence of the Indian Ocean. True

                        iv.        The prairies are bound by the Himalayan Mountains in the West. False

                        v.        Prairies are practically tree-less. True

Q3. In which hemisphere do the Velds lie?

Ans. Velds lie in the Southern hemisphere.

Q4. What are Velds?

Ans. The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the velds.

Q5. What are the Temperate Grasslands of North America called?

Ans. The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies.

Q6. What are the cattle farms in the North American Grasslands known as?

Ans. Large cattle farms in the North American Grasslands are known as ranches.

Q7. Name the rivers that drain the Velds.

Ans. The tributaries of rivers Orange and Limpopo drain the Velds.

Q8. Which city is known as the gold capital of the world?

Ans. Johannesburg is known as the gold capital of the world.

Q9. Name some animals found in the prairie region.

Ans. Bison or American buffalo, rabbits, coyotes, gophers and Prairie dog are found in the prairie region.

Q10. Name some animals found in Velds region.

Ans. The animals found in Velds are primarily lions, leopards, cheetah and kudu.

Q11. From where does the word prairie originate?

Ans. The word Prairie originated from Latin word priata which means meadow.

Q12. Which is the most important animal of prairie region?

Ans. Bison or the American buffalo is the most important animal of this region.

Q13. Name some tribes of prairies.

Ans. Some tribes of prairies are the Apache, the Crow, the Cree and the Pawnee.

Q14. When is the rainy season in the Velds?

Ans. The velds receive rainfall mainly in the summer months from November to February.

Q15. Name the important cities in the American prairies.

Ans. Important cities in the American prairies are Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas and Denver.

Q16. Name the important cities in the Canadian prairies.

Ans. In the Canadian prairies the important cities are Edmonton, Saskatoon, Calgary and Winnipeg.

Q17. What is combine?

Ans. Combine is a single machine which can combine the tasks of sowing, ploughing and threshing i.e. a three -in-one.

Q18. Which countries in Africa are covered by the Velds?

Ans. South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Botswana are the countries in Africa which are covered by the Velds.