Prairies Lecture Questions
1. What is a prairie?
A large open area of grassland
2. Give two alternate names for prairies.
Grassland, savanna
3. What are three characteristics of prairies?
Flat, fertile, minimal erosion
4. How were the North American prairies originally formed? How long ago did they start
forming?
the uplift of the Rocky Mountains near Alberta. The mountains created a rain
