Grassland Facts
Grasslands are covered in what?
Grass
What is farming?
Farming is changing the land to grow food or keep animals for food
What does building mean?
When you construct factories, cities, roads, etc.
What is poaching of animals?
Poaching is the illegal hunting, capturing, and often killing of wild animals
What is a Safari?
A tour to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat
Why is grass so important in the grasslands?
The grass is used for both homes and food for the animals.
What is the english word for "Finca"?
Farm
Options: cities, towns, houses, roads, factories, power plants, schools etc.
What are the 2 grassland animals that people poach the most?
Elephants and Rhinos
What do some people give the wild animals that they should not?
Human food.
The Savanna Grassland is in what continent?
Africa, North America, South America, Eurasia, Australia?
Africa
Bees, birds, insects use the grass for homes and food. How does farming affect this?
Farms do not provide the same food or take away the homes for animals.
what % of grasslands has disappeared because of farming?
25% 50% 75% 100%
25%
What do poachers want from the elephants and Rhinos?
Their horns
Why is it bad for Safari jeeps to drive close to the animals?
It scares the animals and makes them angry.
Fill in the blanks:
The grasslands get too much rain to be a De_______ but not enough rain to be a Ra______________.
Dessert. Rainforest.
Grasslands are disappearing and being made into farms. Why is this bad for wild animals?
The animals of the grasslands need space to move and eat.
What type of building was in the picture used in class earlier today?
A factory
Name 2 things people use the horns for.
Options: statues, jewelery, powder, medicine, money.
Why are too many cars on the road bad for animals?
It creates alot of pollution, noise, and bothers the animals.
options: caterpillar, bee, hummingbird, bird, bat, snake, mole, fireflies, ants, beetles, frogs, rabbits
What country has the most farms in the world?
The United States
Building factories, cities, roads, houses are also known as U____ D__________?
Urban Development
What happens to many of the animals that are poached?
They die.
What can happen if you annoy the animals too much?
The can run at your jeep and try to hurt you.