Prairie

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PRAIRIEChico Paulics and Joaquim Ruesca

What is a prairie ?A prairie is a temperate grassland, plains of grass that get hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Even now, the prairie is a large area.

Where are the prairies?Prairies are located in the interior of North America

FaunaIn the prairies are different animals such as :

- Antelope

- Badger

- Bison

- Coyote

FLORA In the prairies are different plants such as :

- Red Elm - Ulmus rubra

- Snailseed - Cocculus carolinus

- Pawpaw - Asimina triloba

Is it endangered?Over the last century, prairie dogs have lost most of their native habitat to agriculture and urban development.

The peopleNative Americans were the first people to use the prairie's vast resources. The prairie provided them with plants that could be used as food and medicine.