rangeland
Open cattle territory
Rangeland is open country used for grazing livestock, particularly cattle and sheep.
Unlike cultivated pastures, rangeland consists of native vegetation—grasses, shrubs, and other forage plants—that animals feed on directly.
The term is most common in the American West and other arid or semi-arid regions where the land is too dry or rough for farming.
The drought has taken a toll on rangeland across the state.
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- shrublandBush-dominated vegetation zone
chaparral · sagebrush · bunchgrass · native grasses · bluestem · fescue · habitat · biodiversity
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- herdGrazing animals together
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
beef · stock · breed · calving · branding · roundup · drive · fencing
Grazing ground for livestock
- forageSeek food actively
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
carrying capacity · browse · herbage · fodder · hay · alfalfa · pastureland · paddock
Not closed
- vastExtremely great in size
- aridDevoid of water
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
expansive · plateau · basin · mesa · butte · arroyo · coulee · draw
Livestock-raising estate
- rancherOne who raises livestock
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- rancheroMexican cattle farmer
- grazierLivestock pasture farmer
stockman · drover · herdsman · shepherd · cowherd · trail · homestead · leasehold
South American treeless plains
- veldAfrican open grassland
- veldtAfrican open grassland
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- shortgrass prairieArid ecosystem of low grasses
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
shrubland · chaparral · sagebrush · bunchgrass · native grasses · bluestem · fescue · habitat · biodiversity · wildlife
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
livestock · beef · stock · breed · calving · branding · roundup · drive · fencing · corral
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
overgrazing · carrying capacity · browse · herbage · fodder · hay · alfalfa · pastureland · paddock · fallow
open
Not closed
rolling · expansive · plateau · basin · mesa · butte · arroyo · coulee · draw · badlands
ranch
Livestock-raising estate
grazier · stockman · drover · herdsman · shepherd · cowherd · trail · homestead · leasehold · BLM
pampas
South American treeless plains
rangelandcropland
Land for growing produce
farmland · arable land · plantation · forest · orchard
rangelandurban area
Densely developed inhabited zone
city · suburban sprawl · industrial zone · built environment · metropolitan area