Annual TempaturesIn the tropical grasslands it is usually warm all year long. And if there is a change in the temperature it is usually never drastic always gradual.
In the graph to the left the temperature is usually around 80°. Duration of season timesIn tropical grasslands there are two different types of seasons the "wet" season and "dry "season.
The "dry" season is through May to October and it can last 5-6 months. The "wet" season is is usually December to March which can also last 5-6 months. And with the "wet season" there is usually 20-50 inches per year. |
In tropical grasslands there are five main different types of soils
(Lithosols soil is a group azonal soil that has small, crushed weathered rocks)
- Lithosol soil
(Lithosols soil is a group azonal soil that has small, crushed weathered rocks)
- Lateritic soils
(This type of soil is teeming with aluminum and and iron, and the color of the soil is usually a rusty-red because all of the iron oxides in the soil)
- Cracking Clay soil
- Deep sand soil
- Alluvial soil
Types of plants and animals
Tropical Grasslands have a high biodiversity of animals, and plant life.