Amid a patchwork of fields, towns, and winding rivers and roads in central Brazil stands a monolithic oval-shaped plateau.

Grasslands — also known as prairies ... the Cerrado savanna in Brazil is home to a third of the country’s species and 4,000 plants grow exclusively there, yet it gets a fraction of the ...

Grasslands go by many names. In the U.S. Midwest, they're often called prairies. In South America, they're known as pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while African ...

The regional climate determines each biome's location. Grassland biomes have cold winters and warm summers, with some rainfall. You can find grasslands on every continent except Antarctica.