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Temperate Grasslands 🌾

NCERT-aligned Class 7 Geography topic from Our Environment. Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.

📚 NCERT TEXTBOOK ALIGNMENT
Class 7 Geography — Our Environment — Chapter: Ch 9: Life in the Temperate Grasslands.
6LOCATIONS
57QUESTIONS
CLASS 7NCERT LEVEL
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Key locations covered (6)

Sample questions (12 of 57)

Also called?
Granaries of the world
Main crop?
Wheat
Location?
North America (USA & Canada) — between Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes
Climate?
Continental climate — hot summers, cold winters, moderate rainfall (50–75 cm)
Vegetation?
Tall grasses (no trees due to low rainfall and frequent fires)
Other crops?
Maize (corn), soybeans, barley, oats
Wildlife?
Bison (American buffalo), pronghorn antelope, prairie dogs, coyotes
Human activities?
Large-scale mechanised farming, cattle ranching
What is the geographical or strategic significance of this feature?
World’s largest wheat-producing region; highly mechanised agriculture
Main occupation?
Cattle rearing
Location?
South Africa (Highveld plateau) — between Drakensberg Mountains and Kalahari Desert
Climate?
Temperate grassland climate — warm summers, cool winters, rainfall 50–75 cm

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About this topic

This topic is part of the NCERT Class 7 Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook Our Environment, drawn from the chapter Ch 9: Life in the Temperate Grasslands. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).

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