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- Grasslands are also called Greenswards.
- They are dominated by grasses and non-woody plants.
- There is a continuous cover of grasses in grasslands.
- They occupy about 24% of the earth’s surface.
- They occur in regions too dry for forests and too moist for deserts.
- They often lie between forests and deserts.
- They exist in both temperate and tropical region.
- The three categories of grasslands are Prairies, Steppe and Savanna.
- They provide food and fodder for grazing livestock.
- They are found in every continent except Antarctica.