Soil. Temperate grasslands have soils that are nutrient-rich from the growth and decay of deep, many-branched grass roots. The rotted roots hold the soil together and provide a food source for living plants.he major temperate grasslands include the veldts of Africa, the pampas of South America, the steppes of Eurasia, and the plains of North America.
A set of encyclopedias. The definition of an encyclopedia is defined as a book or an electronic database with general knowledge on a range of topics. The Encyclopedia Britannica is an example of an encyclopedia. encyclopedia.
digest - a periodical that summarizes the news. pictorial - a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures. serial publication, serial, series - a periodical that appears at scheduled times. organ - a periodical that is published by a special interest group; the organ of the communist party. issue, number - one of a series published periodically; she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room. journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; he reads the medical journals. review - a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art.