Temperate Grassland's In Nebraska

Temperate Grasslands In Nebraska : 

Temperate Grasslands In Nebraska Haille Lines Matt Sykora Stephen Majors

Geographical Location : 

Geographical Location Temperate Grasslands are located all through out the world. The coordinates of the Nebraskan Grasslands are, Longitude: 95° 25'W to 104°W Latitude: 40°N to 43°N The coordinates of the Australian Grasslands are, Latitude: 33° 52' S Longitude: 151° 12' E The coordinates of the African Grasslands are, Latitude: 30.0S Longitude: 20.0E

Climate and Weather : 

Climate and Weather Nebraska has hot summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in Nebraska are shown below. All are in Fahrenheit.

Flora (Plants) : 

Flora (Plants) Cottonwoods Oaks Willows Purple needle grass Blue grama Buffalo grass Galleta Wild Indigos Asters Blazing Stars Cone Flowers Goldenrods Sunflowers Clovers Milk weed

Fauna (Animals) : 

Fauna (Animals) White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Beavers (Castor canadensis) Minks (Mustela vison) Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) Gazelles Zebras Rhinoceroses Wild horses Lions Wolves Quails Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) Prairee dogs Jack rabbits Deer Mice Coyotes Skunks Badgers Blackbirds Grouses Meadowlarks

Endangered Species : 

Endangered Species Status: T (Threatened) E (Endangered) E. American Burying Beetle ( Nicrophorus americanus) E. Whooping Crane (except where XN) ( Grus americana) T. Bald Eagle (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) E. Black Footed Ferret (except where XN) ( Mustela nigripes) T. Piping Plover (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus) E. Topeka Shiner ( Notropis topeka) E. Pallid Sturgeon ( Scaphirhynchus albus) E. Least Tern (interior pop.) ( Sterna antillarum)

Natural Resources : 

Natural Resources -Fertile Soil

Landforms : 

Landforms Lakes Carter Lake Glenn Cunningham Lake Lake McConaughy Lewis and Clark Lake Mud Lake (Nebraska) Salt Valley Lakes Lake Wanahoo Rock Formations Chimney Rock National Historic Site Courthouse and Jail Rocks Waterfalls Smith Falls

Places Of Interest : 

Places Of Interest National Parks Niobrara National Scenic River - Valentine, NE Agate Fossil Beds National Monument - Harrison, NE Scotts Bluff National Monument - Gering, NE Niobrara Homestead National Monument of America - Beatrice, NE Trails California National Historic Trail - Various States, CA,CO,ID,KS,MO,NE,NV,OR,UT,WY Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail - Eleven States: ID,IL,IA,KS,MO,MT,NE,ND,OR,SD,WA Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail - Various States, IL,IA,NE,UT,WY Oregon National Historic Trail - Various States, ID,KS,MO,NE,OR,WY Pony Express National Historic Trail - Various States, CA,CO,KS,MO,NE,NV,UT,WY

Human Impact : 

Human Impact Humans start fires that destroy grass and damage soil Domesticated cattle grazing Hunting Cutting Hay

Bibliography/Works Cited : 

Bibliography/Works Cited Books: Weigel, Marlene. U*X*L Encyclopedia of Biomes. Detroit: U*X*L, 2000, pp.36-45 Sayre, April Pulley. Exploring Earth's Biomes: Grasslands. New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc, 1994, pp.1-57 Ricciuti, Edward R. Biomes of the World: Grassland. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1996, pp.1-59 Lambert, David. Our World: Grasslands. New Jersey: Silver Burdett Press, 1988, pp.1-42 Websites: "Grassland." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 4 Apr 2008, 08:12 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 17 Apr 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grassland&oldid=203244295> W, S L. "Temperate Grasslands." RUNet. 7 Aug. 2005. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tempgrass/tempgras.html>. "Temperate Grasslands Biome." 25 Jan.-Feb. 2003. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/grasslands.html>. M, Sam. "Grasslands Biome." Blue Planet Biomes. 11 June 2000. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm>. Thomas, Robert. "The Grassland Biome." UCMP. 02 Oct. 2000. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php>. Bailey, Regina. "Land Biomes: Temperate Grasslands." About. 30 Apr. 1996. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa042106a.htm>. Woodword, Susan. "Biomes - Living Worlds." ThinkQuest. 9 Aug. 2001. 16 Apr. 2008 <http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/biomes/biomes.grassland.temperate.animals.html>. Credits Power point created by Matt Sykora (Animation) & Haille Lines (Picture’s & Backgrounds) using Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, Microsoft Office Professional 2003, And Open Office 2.3. Song - Apologiz3 R3mix By Matt S. Thanks For Watching. Cheers… =]