grasslands
Vast grassy plains
Grasslands are large open areas where grasses are the dominant vegetation, with few trees or shrubs.
These ecosystems occur on every continent and go by regional names: prairies in North America, steppes in Eurasia, savannas in Africa, pampas in South America.
Grasslands typically receive moderate rainfall—enough to support grasses but not dense forests—and provide habitat for grazing animals and the predators that hunt them.
Open grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- veldAfrican open grassland
llanos · meadow · plain · ecosystem · biodiversity · flora · fauna · temperate
Large wild ox
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- pronghornFast hoofed plains mammal
- zebraStriped African horse relative
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
giraffe · elephant · lion · prairie dog · grasshopper · meadowlark · hawk · coyote
Feeding on pasture
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- herdingManaging animal groups
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
flock · pasture · ranch · livestock · dairy · husbandry · homestead · farmstead
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- vastnessState of being immense
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- flatnessAbsence of slope
rolling · windswept · sky · panorama · undulating · treeless · amber · golden
Cultivated agricultural plants
- harvestGathering mature crops
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- arableFit for cultivation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
plow · wheat · corn · sorghum · soybeans · grain · conversion · sodbusting
Combustion with flames
- burnDamage by heat
- grassfireFire in open fields
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
- regrowthGrowing back again
carbon · soil · roots · decomposition · nitrogen · drought-resistant · native · invasive
prairie
Open grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
veld · llanos · meadow · plain · ecosystem · biodiversity · flora · fauna · temperate · tropical
bison
Large wild ox
wildebeest · giraffe · elephant · lion · prairie dog · grasshopper · meadowlark · hawk · coyote · gazelle
grazing
Feeding on pasture
shepherd · flock · pasture · ranch · livestock · dairy · husbandry · homestead · farmstead · rural
horizon
Apparent earth-sky meeting
flatness · rolling · windswept · sky · panorama · undulating · treeless · amber · golden · waves
crop
Cultivated agricultural plants
cultivation · plow · wheat · corn · sorghum · soybeans · grain · conversion · sodbusting · irrigation
fire
Combustion with flames
- burnDamage by heat
- grassfireFire in open fields
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
regrowth · carbon · soil · roots · decomposition · nitrogen · drought-resistant · native · invasive · restoration
- African NatureAfrican elephants, African lions, Serengeti, Sahara, Congo Basin
- European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean
- African landscapesSahara, Serengeti, savanna, Sahel, Kalahari
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, wildlife refuge
- nature parksnature reserves, waterfalls, nature reserve, hiking trails, Yellowstone
- wildlife habitatswildlife refuge, breeding grounds, nesting sites, forests, game reserve
grasslandsforests
Densely treed land areas
woodlands · rainforests · taiga · jungles · jungle
grasslandsdesert
To leave behind completely
sand dunes · badlands · swamp · marshland · wetlands
grasslandsurban areas
Developed, populated regions
cities · industrial zones · concrete jungle · built environment · suburbs
- prairie grasslandsFlat, treeless, grass-covered terrain
- tropical grasslandsHot regions with grass
- native grasslandsIndigenous open grass ecosystems