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Sigma KEE - Grassland
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Grassland
Grassland is the class of LandAreas where the predominant vegetation is some kind of grass.
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Parents Biome Biome is the class of GeographicAreas representing major kinds of ecological communities, that is, areas in which certain kinds of plants, animals, weather, and terrain interact to produce and support a distinctive ecosystem.
  LandArea An area which is predominantly solid ground, e.g. a Nation, a mountain, a desert, etc. Note that a LandArea may contain some relatively small WaterAreas. For example, Australia is a LandArea even though it contains various rivers and lakes.
Children PampaPampa is a class of vast, level, typically grassy Plains of land in South America.
 PrairiePrairie is a class of large plains LandAreas with tall grass vegetation.
 SavannaSavanna is a class of tropical or subtropical Grasslands, typically treeless.
 VeldtVeldt is a subclass of Grasslands which have scattered shrubs or trees.


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